The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #4: You Need to Repent about . . . What? From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ -Matthew 4:17 Why did Jesus start his ministry on this note? This catchphrase, which he shared...
The Transformational Gospel of Jesus #2: The ‘Stop It’ Gospel Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. -Matthew 4:23 I grew up with the ‘Stop-it’...
Right now, you may have a bunch of issues overwhelming you. You may feel defeated by the way you live. You may be using camouflage to keep people from seeing these parts of your life.(Religion is one example, but another is being socially outgoing or its...
I started writing this series because too many people I love and serve have crashed and burned spiritually and personally. Others are heading for that kind of destruction. I hope that your fear of pain or indifference about your unfinished business has begun to...
In the last article, I talked about rest as the first ‘Done’ Discipline in addressing unfinished business. For you leaders who are willing to engage with God in a ruthless searching process, the revealed specter of the sin of your heart (anger, lust,...