The Bible verse I'm about to share is not one people tend to memorize, but it stands at the heart of what we call the gospel, a word that simply means "good news."It's found in 2 Corinthians 5:21: "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we … Continue reading Very very good news: The verdict before the performance
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And there were shepherds…
[Pause warning below.] “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night” (Luke 2:8). On that now-famous night the angels appeared to shepherds to announce the Messiah’s birth. Why shepherds? You sometimes hear it said that shepherding was looked down upon. Generally speaking, the reason is because … Continue reading And there were shepherds…
Too-small-ism
Oswald Chambers said: “Sometimes it looks like God is missing the mark because we’re too short-sighted to see what He’s aiming for.” Have you ever thought that God is missing the mark? Well, as Chambers suggests, perhaps we’re just not thinking big enough. Even as Christians we can compartmentalize certain biblical ideas. Let’s call it … Continue reading Too-small-ism
Personal THEN powerful
At a monthly, regional meeting of church elders in central Ontario, my colleague and friend, William Han, spoke about evangelism. He’s served as a pastor, as the Executive Vice President at Lausanne Canada, and is currently a church planting catalyst with the North American Mission Board. The more he spoke, the more passionate he became. … Continue reading Personal THEN powerful
