A few days back, CJ Mahaney posted on Kevin DeYoung’s message from the “Next” conference in May 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. CJ lauded Kevin’s call for “plodding visionaries” and listed several points from Kevin’s talk that developed his understanding of this term. This term and the idea behind it caught in my filter, as the [...]
If Jesus Spent Lots of Time with Unbelievers, Why Do Most of Us Hang Out Only with Christians?
May 19, 2008 By 5 Comments
Surfing Vitamin Z’s excellent blog, I came across a thoughtful post on evangelism by Joe Carter this morning that prompted some thinking on my part. Entitled rather provocatively “How Do You Love a Porn Star?”, the piece tackles the following simple but tough question: why don’t many Christians regularly interact with the lost people who [...]
What’s More Valuable: Putting in Time or Preaching the Truth? Kingdom Considerations
March 19, 2008 By 3 Comments
The answer to the above question must be carefully qualified, in my humble opinion. Both pursuits, offered out of a redeemed heart, are honoring to God. God has given His creation and His people the opportunity to labor for His glory (1 Co. 10:31). As with all things that we do, we have the opportunity [...]
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