Feb 20, 2012 | Quotes
The best part of being at a bluegrass festival is that it resets my thinking patterns. All my emotions begin to express themselves as song lyrics — either the songs I heard, the songs I played, or the ones I remember from before; or, the songs in my head trying...
Feb 3, 2012 | Quotes
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. This is part of a longer passage (Philippians 2:1-11) dealing with what is often called the “kenosis” of Christ — his emptying himself of all...
Jan 31, 2012 | Quotes
from LeadershipJournal.net: The gospel is ironic. When we are weak, Christ is most strong in us. When we rely on our strength and strive to be successful for impure motives, we dishonor the one we’ve been called to represent. Jean Vanier, founder of...
Jan 23, 2012 | Quotes
On a blustery October night in a church outside Minneapolis, several hundred believers had gathered for a three-day seminar. I began with a one hour presentation of the gospel of grace and the reality of salvation. Using Scripture, story, symbolism, and personal...
