Following my last post on two different ways to communicate for change, I thought I’d provide a real life example of speaking on a Biblical text that tries to change us by increasing the tension from the negative perspective. I hate heights. My hands get cold and wet. My heart beat races away. I never…
The 2 Ways to Produce Change in Others
As a pastor I do a lot of studying on communication, and how to be most effective with the Sunday morning sermon during our weekly worship gatherings. Thousands of books have been written on how to form a sermon, how to deliver a sermon, how to produce change in others, etc. Clearly the role of…
3 Reasons You Should Stop Reading the Bible on a Screen
The YouVersion Bible app has been downloaded over 100 million times between various mobile operating systems, and the app is available in over 400 languages. It’s an inexpensive way to expand Bible reading for overseas missionaries, and it’s an easy way to always have the Bible with you. When I lead a small group and…
Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Work Never Ends
Bonhoeffer Series: Part One || “A Story About Coming Home” Part Two || “Disembodied Christianity” Part Three || “A Foundation in the Word” (Today’s post is the last in this series, though I have no doubt we will revisit the ministry of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the future.) — In 1943, after a failed assassination attempt…
Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Foundation in the Word
Bonhoeffer Series: Part One || “A Story About Coming Home” Part Two || “Disembodied Christianity” — As quickly as the Third Reich began its rule of Germany the Jews were put on notice. And immediately the German Church was thrust into the spotlight. Would the church follow the state, or would it choose to honor…
Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Disembodied Christianity
Bonhoeffer Series: Part One — In the last post we looked at Dietrich’s decision to forgo an opportunity for safety in the US, opting to return to Nazi Germany where his safety would be greatly endangered. Yesterday marked the 69 year anniversary of his death in a concentration camp, so it seems fitting to look…