Yesterday I got a new tattoo.
Four years ago I got my first tattoo, its a verse on the inside of my right wrist that says “Be not overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21″
if you read my post from last spring about how I was thinking about getting a new [...]
“The conventional wisdom of the world says your in it till it hurts, the conventional wisdom of the church say never let them see you hurt, and so the resource around us, the friends, the counsel, the prayer, the support that would help us is not there.”
-Matt Koerber
Matt has been preaching on Luke 16, [...]
The first 1,000 to pre-order Mark Driscoll’s new book Vintage Jesus, will get a signed copy of the book. Wouldn’t it be cool if Keller did the same thing, for his new book. Thanks - Kevin
Check out this link to see a series of photos chronicling the divide between the rich and the poor around [...]
The vigorous, continual planting of new congregations is the single most crucial strategy for 1) the numerical growth of the Body of Christ in any city, and 2) the continual corporate renewal and revival of the existing churches in a city. Nothing else–not crusades, outreach programs, para-church ministries, growing mega-churches, congregational consulting, nor church [...]
I stand in the valley.
On one side, I see the mountains where my father has lived. On the other side I see the mountains intended for my children’s journeys.
I see the mountains where my father has lived.
I see on my father’s mountains lush fields of irrigated crops, yet many are hungry.
I see on [...]
Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Theresa. Shot in the dark most people care alot more about the new ipod touch, than they do about a Christlike expression of love.
A Few months ago I posted about how Marshill is set to expand and Mark Driscoll’s quote on growth in the church. He said”Is it allabout the number?…It is! Its about the number of people who meet Jesus, and who get new lives. We want that number to be as big as possible.”
Yesterday Our church [...]
So this is my first year where I will continue to be working in a church both through the summer and the fall.
Alot of exciting things are happening at City Reformed.
We had a great turn out our first sunday back with students. The total attendance was somewhere around 150, which I think makes it [...]
I just saw a video about the streetcar project in Cincinnati, they hope to be open in 2009, Imagine if there were a few strategic street cars put in Pittsburgh, it would be great. Here is a link to the video. If you think its a good idea pass it on.
Man do I love Lawrenceville. Bohemian, meets yinzer, meets Somalia.
Im sitting in Crazy Mocha, one local walks in and a few others notice, and greet him. Young Urban Professionals quietly read their Post-Gazette,while young college girls chat away by the front window. One guy walks in, he has tribal sleeves, gaged ears that look [...]