30 Apr 2008 29

The Best Periodicals

I am looking to sign up for a few more periodicals, but thought I would get some recommendations from my readers. From The Founders Journal to Fast Company there is some great stuff out there for the thoughtful Christian engaged in ministry. So, here’s the question: if you could only get three periodicals (magazines, journals, [...]

25 Apr 2008 2

Friday Photos

Some people from Redeemer went to a local benefit in which one of our worship leaders played with different musicians on a few different sets. It was held in the classic Arcada Theater – where my Dad took me to see many movies as a kid. The show was great. You can see a few [...]

24 Apr 2008 Comments Off

Denominational Decline

Ed Stetzer offers some good commentary on the recently released stats on our denomination’s apparent decline. His are good words of warning and encouragement, and I hope people are listening. Chris Elrod has uploaded a great conversation with Ed to youtube. It’s all worth your time. Check out Ed’s post, and the conversation at Chris’s [...]

23 Apr 2008 1

Founders Conference Audio Online

I found out today that Founders Ministries is now giving away their conference audio for free. My first Founders Conference was in 1995 and I came away being very encouraged by the doctrinal preaching and the gathering of men who sang great hymns with real conviction. What you’ve been hearing about T4G is what many [...]

22 Apr 2008 21

Before You Preach

So, I am working on Philippians 2:6-11 for our upcoming worship gathering. In my sermon prep throughout the week, and again after the studying is complete, I typically ask myself a number of questions. These questions help to clarify and correct my preaching even before I stand up on Sunday.
1. Does this message exalt the [...]