Singapore: West meets East

I have been in Singapore less than 24 hours.  I will not attempt to be an expert on the people, culture, or worldview.  I put that disclaimer up front.  I have, however, formed some first impressions that lead me to pray for this nation like never before.  I have names, faces, and experiences to shape my prayers. In the past 20 hours (I arrived at 1:30AM and I am writing at 9:15 PM), I have...

Platt calls the Church back to the World

My first exposure to David Platt was in hearing a message that he shared at the 2009 SBC Pastors Conference.  He is a young pastor, passionate in his call, with a clear voice to a radical new future for the believers and churches who want to take the message of Christ serious and personal. GPC is in the midst of a series of messages called Radical.  We bought a copy of David’s book...

My Summer Reading

I guess since Labor Day has passed and summer is unofficially over.  It’s time to put up the white pants (if I had any) until next summer.  One of my joys of summer is a lot of good reading.  I spend a lot of time in summer reading from a lot of different sources.  In the summer, I plan my messages for the coming year; enjoy some family time on vacations, and reading is part of my...

Chan, Driscoll, and Harris: Discussing lifestyle and how theology meshes

Great discussion between some emerging thinkers and leaders. What are your thoughts? http://www.vimeo.com/14452343

Adventures of Austalia

Just before taking a trip of a life time with Caleb, I posted an article telling you about the adventure we had been anticipating for months.  Some have said that anticipation is half the joy of a journey.  I must admit, we had fun counting down the months, weeks, then days.  I enjoyed planning the trip for over a year.  But we have all had times when things that we have anticipated actually...