Those of you who know me know that I am not a Rick Warren apologist, but I think he did an outstanding job in this interview with David Gregory on Meet the Press, which aired on November 29, 2009. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Month: November 2009
Amazed by Grace
When we were preparing our last series of weekend services under the title Broken, Brent and I quickly concluded that the best way to conclude the series would be to have Carole Plemmons come and share her testimony. In nearly 26 years of vocational ministry, I have not me anyone who has endured more adversity…
Regifting Christmas
This advent season I’m doing a series of messages from John 3:16 titled Regifting Christmas. During the series we will examine the wonderful gifts God has given to us: love, Jesus, faith, and life. We’ll also discover how we can take those gifts and share them with others! I hope you’ll join us for Regifting…
Suffering and Hope: 1 Peter Six
So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now…
Helping Others When They Hurt (part 3)
“(God) comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 (NLT) God is the source of all comfort and he comforts us when we face crushing pressure. But God doesn’t comfort…
Helping Others When They Hurt (part 2)
“He comforts us in all our troubles…” (2 Corinthians 1:4a, NLT) God is the source of all comfort and he comforts us in our troubles. The word Paul used to describe our troubles is thilipsis, which means pressure. It’s a word picture for a wine press that crushes the juice out of the grapes. So…
Helping Others When They Hurt (part 1)
Scars tell stories. For example, I have a scar on the palm of my hand. I got it when I was around 10 or 11 years old from a bicycle accident. My friends and I loved to ride our bikes and every time we found a patch of loose gravel we would ride as fast…
Christian? or Follower of Christ?
Here’s clever parody of a popular television commercial that makes an excellent point about how we live our faith. Do you see your faith as a noun or a verb? It’s evident that in our postmodern Western culture that “Christian” is a word that is rapidly losing it’s meaning. Many are abandoning the practice of…
When God Inflicts the Hurt (part 4)
“But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen…
When God Inflicts the Hurt (part 3)
“Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how.” –Hebrews 12:9-10a (NLT) Since God’s discipline is an act of love that is…
