Monthly Archives: July 2010

My Article at “Serve! with Steve Sjogren”

July 30th, 2010

I’ve known Steve Sjogren (author of Conspiracy of Kindness and The Day I Died) since 1989. He’s the visionary behind the resurgence in servant evangelism, reaching people for Christ by serving them first in Jesus’ name. Steve was my pastor for many years and is one of the bright spots in modern evangelicalism. Steve recently [...]

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Posted in Announcements • Benevolence • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Hospitality • Leadership • Love • Maturity • Notable Christians • Relevance • Simplicity

Tagged Benevolence, Evangelism, Poverty, Servant Evangelism, Serve! with Steve Sjogren, Serving, Sharing Christ, Steve Sjogren

When the Devil Seems to Win

July 27th, 2010

A little country church tucked just off Main Street, Trinity Fellowship had served the community for years and did it well. They had experienced growth over the last year—eight new families—but they had also experienced something less encouraging. Rebecca Simms worried that her youngest daughter would end up in jail. She did. Mike Travers heard [...]

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Posted in Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Discernment • Faith • Godly Character • Leadership • Maturity • Prayerfulness • Relevance • Spiritual Warfare

Tagged Community, Counterculture, Devil, Fellowship, Prayer, Prayerfulness, Satan, Spiritual Warfare

John Piper’s Prophetic Warning

July 20th, 2010

Adrian Warnock relays a “prophetic word” from John Piper, who has become the poster pastor for the resurgence of contemporary Calvinism and Reformed theology. Some folks in that movement have problems digesting Piper’s charismatic leanings, so it should be interesting to see how well the warning below goes over: I find it intriguing that Piper [...]

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Tagged Calvinism, Calvinist, Intellectualism, John Piper, Judgmentalism, Piper, Prophecy, Rationalism, Reformed, Warning