Red Pen or Yellow Highlighter? When you’re reading something from someone “outside your group,” are you a “red pen” person, or are you a “yellow highlighter” person? A “red pen” person is like the teacher who gets out their red pen to mark up all the mistakes,...
What a strange year 2020 has turned out to be. We could label 2020 many things, but the potential label that most concerns me would be: 2020—The Year of the Angry, Divisive Christian Everywhere I turn—Twitter, Facebook, church blog posts, individual conversations—I...
“Big Shots” Who Act Like “Little Shots” We all understand that in Christ we are all equal. We all can agree with the statement, “The ground is level at the foot of the cross.” That said, even in Christian circles (what is a Christian circle?), some people rise to...
Brothers, We Are Not Superstars: By Daniel L. Akin Note: The following is an excerpt from a post at Desiring God. You can read the entire post here. Tragically, today, when it comes to the ministry, the standards and criteria for success are too often culled from...
Be Radical—Be Like Christ! In my last two blogs, I’ve asked: 1. Who are your spiritual teammates—your sun-athleo? 2. Who is your Sam—your encouragement partner? Today we ask: Who is your model for Christian living? Christ—Our Model for Christian Living In...
This Changes Everything I’ve often said that there’s one passage of Scripture that if I consistently applied it to my life—then everything about how I live would change. I’ve frequently written that I think the same passage is a primary reason many people find it...
