Earlier this week John Piper made some noise for declaring the tornadoes that ripped through so much of the Midwest and Southeast last Friday to be God’s sovereign finger of judgment. Here’s some snippets of what Piper had to say (you can read his whole post here): If God has a quarrel with America, wouldn’t…
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God Calls the Unqualified
In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept hard evidence lack of qualification,…
Moving Without Direction
In many conversations I’ve had recently I sense many of us struggle to know what God’s will is for our lives. Especially in the emerging adulthood time of life, direction can be tough to come by while working dead end jobs, looking for a significant other, and trying to find ways to live a life…
The Masterpiece Out of Our Mess
One of my favorite songs in high school was Frail by Jars of Clay. It’s a haunting song, but lately it’s the lyrics that have been haunting for me, not the sound. My favorite lyrics have always been the last verse which say: Exposed beyond the shadows You take the cup from me Your dirt…
Do We Really Care?
Around the holidays I sense from many churches and Christian ministries an extra push to get people more involved in serving outside the local church. By and large I view this is a great thing. Just as God came to us in the flesh, he uses us to be in the flesh with others as…
Worship as Musical Excellence
As someone who spends a majority of my week working with music and worship teams at a local church, I’m in a constant battle to value community over excellence. This isn’t to say that excellence in music for the sake of communal worship doesn’t have a place, it’s just never my end goal. The church…