Zac Hicks on corporate worship as true mission activity, perhaps in contrast to being evangelistic activity. The symbiotic relationship between worship and mission means, first of all, that it would be unthinkable to ever replace corporate, gathered worship with missional acts of evangelism and community service, just as it would be unthinkable to remove a …
Ed Stetzer wrote about the funeral of Cliff Barrows, an integral member of the Billy Graham Evangelistic movement. A striking point illustrated how Barrows’ ego was submissive to the cause of the kingdom: Most clearly, Cliff was not about Cliff. One of the speakers said that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association originally had the name …
Christianity flourishes at the margins, not when it controls. Jared Wilson: Christian mission has always thrived by surging in the margins and under the radar. When we somehow get into positions of power, the wheels always come off. This is pretty much the way it’s always been. I once heard Steve Brown relate this story …
With Usain Bolt’s inspiring third win in the Olympic 100 meter race, a lot of people (especially Christians) might remember the film Chariots Of Fire and the words attributed to Eric Liddell “God made me fast. And when I run, I feel his pleasure.” Albert Mohler writes that these words were a creation of the …
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