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I got saved when I was 15 years old—forty-seven years ago now (see pic). I wasn't in the Jesus Movement generation, but I was right behind them—thanks to a volunteer youth leader who kept introducing me to the fresh wind known as Jesus Music. Hence, my love for all things Jesus, the Jesus Movement, the disciplemaking genius of Jesus, and, especially, Jesus music. Besides the Bible and following Jesus with friends, Jesus music has been an amazing blessing and encouragement when I was but a youth— and even unto this day . Sometimes I feel sorry for the generations that came after the Jesus music generation. I want everyone to know and love the life-changing, Holy Spirit anointed music of Love Song, Keith Green, and Resurrection Band—and everything in between. Great news!  You can enjoy a podcast that has a vast catalog of Jesus Music for  FREE!  There are hundreds of episodes with lots of great Jesus music from people who were apart of that amazing movement. I'v...

  I ran into him at an office store. As soon as I saw him, my heart lifted. I know him as a friend and one of the best handymen in the business. He's been to my house many times to make up for my lack of domestic handyman competence... and he always makes sure I don't pay too much. I love this guy. I've broken bread with him in his home. We put a roof on my house together with a few other crazy friends. He's special to me. "Hey man, it's great to see you!" I said as I hugged this bearded 50-something year-old manly man right in front of the store clerk. "What are you doing?" "Trying to get organized," he said, smiling holding up a calendar for the upcoming year. "Me too! Though I'm not too confident about getting my life organized anytime very soon," I said with a smile on my face... joking... but not really. "I just talked to Stacy about having you help me with my current honey-do list," I said hopefully. He sai...

What's a Jesus-like disciplemaking way of life look like for regular people?  What happens if we disciple someone who doesn't make more disciples?  Why must disciplemaking start with our own families?  What's the difference between discipleship and disciplemaking?  Are you ever too old to invest your life in disciplemaking with the next generations?  If you've ever wondered about any of the above, then you'd probably enjoy this FREE, brief, free flowing, and substantive audio conversation. Go here for the download and share it freely with others . If you want more on Jesus-like disciplemaking as  a way of life ,  go here . Let's be friends on social media!    Instagram      Facebook      Twitter       Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!

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If we only emphasize the attributes of God that we understand and enjoy—like His love, ironically, we end up creating a god the Bible doesn't substantiate. According to the Bible, God is love, but He's also frighteningly holy. He's both at the same time—and way more . As much as that truth is NOT cool, trendy, or politically correct, it's consistently how God portrays Himself throughout the entire Bible. Yes, God is love. But God isn't  only  love—as we mortals understand love. Unsettling... ain't it? But this is precisely my point. He's God. We're not. Therefore, we'd better learn to live in the tension of who He says He is... or end up in serious theological error... with eternal ramifications. Virtually every heresy begins with a misconception of the nature of God. "Watch your life and doctrine closely." —Paul to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:16 More depths to plumb here if you are so inclined: Adventures in Bad Hermeneutics . Subscribe here an...

"I came through the whole system with the best education that evangelicalism had to offer—yet I really didn't receive the training that I needed. Seven years of higher education in top-rated evangelical schools didn't prepare me to 1) do ministry and 2) be a leader. I began to analyze why I could preach a great sermon and people afterwards would shake my hand and say, 'Great sermon, Pastor.' But these were the very people who were struggling with self-esteem, beating their spouses, struggling as workaholics, and succumbing to their addictions. Their lives weren't changing. I had to ask myself why this great knowledge I was presenting didn't move from their heads to their hearts and their lives. And I began to realize that the breakdown in the church was actually based on what we learned in seminary. We were taught that if you just give people information, that's enough." —Dr. Clyde McDowell,  Vantage Point: The Newsletter of Denver Seminary , June ...