Ed White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk on June 3, 1965. In celebration of this fiftieth anniversary, NASA released a 30 minute documentary on spacewalks and our future journey to Mars. This is a fascinating story of innovation and progress. Of course, such is the story of […]
I recently shared that I would be making periodic posts on writing. Here is my second such post. I started this blog over five years ago with the purpose of equipping the Church for the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and churches. I even put that phrase in the header. And […]
On Writing, Blogging
Traditions can be very good. We all have them. But hold some of them too tightly and they can be a challenge to necessary change. And in light of the 4 billion, we can’t hold on to some of them too tightly. Cherished traditions were once new. In all likelihood, […]
Today’s Innovations, Tomorrow’s Traditions.
The life of a Kingdom citizen is a filled with with tensions. One that is seldom addressed is what I refer to as the importance of living life with expected-awe. If God is transcendent over His universe, including the laws of nature, then His ability to do the unexpected should […]
Expected-Awe
One reason churches do not participate in church planting is because they believe it is beyond their abilities. And I would agree that church planting is beyond most churches as long as we use the typical western definition of church planting. When we turn to the Scriptures, we do not […]
Your Church is Closer to Planting than You Think
I like orchestral music. Classically trained players are taught to interpret what is on the score before them. Deviation is generally frowned upon. “Rondo alla Turca” sounds the same each time it is played. I like that. I like jazz music. While jazz players are trained to read compositions, improvisation […]
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