What’s the Bible all about? Is the Bible basically about us and what we must do, or is it basically about Jesus and what He has done? While the Bible certainly talks about each, we misread the Bible if we imagine ourselves as the reference point of every story and symbol. The Bible is all… [Read more…]
July 12, 2010
Preaching is indispensable to Christianity. Without preaching a necessary part of its authenticity has been lost. For Christianity is, in its very essence, a religion of the Word of God. - John Stott, Between Two Worlds, pg. 15 As you may remember, I love to preach! And I’m thankful that since we’ve returned from furlough… [Read more…]
October 19, 2009
I had the opportunity to preach yesterday. Love it! I love the preparation: the prayer, the in-depth study, letting the text soak in my heart and mind, the cultural analysis. I never walk away from a sermon the same. I am always convicted, challenged, and pushed deeper in my relationship with Jesus. I love writing… [Read more…]
October 14, 2009
Beginning tomorrow, our team will pull back from our daily ministry for three days of renewal, planning, and vision. It’s our annual fall retreat. I am looking forward to this time together! We’ll spend significant time in worship, reframing our vision, and updating our ministry plan. Would you pray for our team during this time?… [Read more…]
April 15, 2009
Last night we hosted 30-35 Arabic-speaking men for a movie night at our ministry center. The film: “The Passion of the Christ.” We showed the movie – with Arabic subtitles – as a run-up to Easter, which is this upcoming Sunday here in Greece. It was an exciting night in many ways. I know that… [Read more…]
March 23, 2009
A few people have asked for an update concerning the situation in Patras. So, here’s the latest: Last Saturday, I trekked back to Patras along with three teammates in order to talk with the local Greek Free Evangelical Church about the refugee situation there (we also picked up a two carloads of supplies that they… [Read more…]
December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas!! Here is a very brief snippet of the message I shared at our Arabic-language Christmas Outreach. The refrain (“love is like that”) is taken from a wonderful old sermon by Enos Dowling, one of the founding fathers of LCCS, where I went to seminary. This is the story of what love looks like.… [Read more…]
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