I’m currently reading two books: “The Scandalous God: The Use and Abuse of the Cross” by Vitor Westelle and “The Forgotten Ways” by Alan Hirsch. Westelle is a Lutheran theologian and Hirsch an Evangelical church planter.
As Hirsch recounts his story of planting a new congregation in South Melbourne, Australia he shares his vision for [...]
Archive for October, 2009
29 Oct
Actively Resting
8 Oct
Oh Crap! Lord Help Me!
Today I had my first, “Oh Crap! Lord help me!” moment in ministry. An early morning phone call led to a leaving of the coffee brewing and a bowl of cereal in the fridge in order to meet someone in crisis.
What was I suppose to say? What was I suppose to do? [...]
6 Oct
What God Has Joined
What God Has Joined
Mark 10:2-16
The audio from this sermon can be found at www.eflock.org.
Grace and Peace to you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Today we heard a hard word from Jesus concerning divorce and remarriage. As I prepared for this sermon, many of my colleagues as well as myself, wondered how [...]
