tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163858462011-12-06T14:52:28.317-05:00Teaching Grace to Broken People so Jesus Mends Us AllPastor Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637699569110651843noreply@blogger.comBlogger1641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16385846.post-45494006005325552272011-12-05T06:14:00.001-05:002011-12-05T06:14:00.305-05:00

Part Two of the Very Personal Life of a Church Planter: by Jim Moon, Jr.This is the 2nd half of a letter I sent to church planter friends in South Florida. The first half is here. ____________________________________________ About the Very Personal Financial Life of a Church PlanterThe apostle Paul notes in Ephesians 5 that most men long for respect and most women long for security. Both are ways

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Last month my friend Rick Hunter gave me the honor of speaking to Renew South Florida, two cohorts of church planters in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, about the personal life of a church planter based on Redeemer City to City Incubator curriculum.   But what about Sex and Finances? As I settled back home in Atlanta, It concerned me that I had not talked enough about sexuality or financial issues.

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Silence. Solitude. Meditation. Fasting. Simplicity. These are as strange and alien concepts to the life of Christians in the West as a business man in a tree. At best such practices are odd, optional or only for super-Christians. Or worse, they could be construed as punitive. However our historic Christian faith grew in grace and power as everyday believers and leaders practiced spiritual

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On vacation in July, my wife and daughters all read The Help. and I'm man enough to say I read it too. Though all the main characters are women, it isn't 'just a chick book' but it's a rather a stimulating book about our recent past prior to and during the civil rights movement. Another pastor I respect wrote a great review I don't need to repeat. I wanted to comment on the tag line for the

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Over the last few years as we have sought to become a truly bi-lingual and mulit-cultural church, it has come to our attention that there are few churches, in our denomination anyway, who have any official written statements that welcome Hispanics (yes, even people without documents) into their churches. There is a fertile and strategic mission field right here in our city! I know we are

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"Whatever makes you feel good." "I'm not judging." "It's your life and your choices. There are no absolutes." All sound so tolerant but really aren't tolerant of anyone who disagrees or takes exception to them. And the irony is the last quote is this: The statement about absolutes IS an absolute. Barna comments on the fifth mega-trend in current religion and Christianity: The postmodern

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Today our youth group leader sent this email out to our parents about seeing X-Men First Class and it provided a great teaching opportunity. Hope it helps you. Gene said: I know I've told quite a few people this, but just so everyone's on the same page - A couple years ago, we went as a group to see Transformers 2, only to be uncomfortably surprised by the amount of inappropriate material 

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Last Sunday April 3, 2011, I was part of the commission to ordain and install my friend Rev. Carson Pittman (front row, 2nd from left) as Associate Pastor of Atlanta Westside Presbyterian Church.  As I read the vows on the screen behind Carson, as I heard Pastor Walter read them aloud, Carson could barely keep it together. His sincerity caused me to look into my own heart. I was struck by the

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Is Hell real?  Does it matter? Eternal souls are at stake.  The teasers for Rob Bell's 'Love Wins' book coming out in April set the Christian social media world on fire. It was first  based on speculation as to what the book PROBABLY said. Well now reviewers have copies of the book. Two solid reviews by people who actually read the book are available and I recommend them. If you don't know

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Serving others is great! And should be encouraged!! Yes! Finally a positive trend to discuss! So Do Something. Do Good Stuff. Do Anything.  Really?  Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller character in the 2001 movie by the same name) takes a jab at the popular rush to Just Do Something. The life-changing realization of this 'ridiculously good-looking male model' causes him to start "The Derek

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Macaroni in minutes. Just add water. A vacuum-seal package. Insta-food is normal. Speed is king. But it's not 'simple'. It's someone else's highly-polished complexity in a serving-sized container. Someone else's hard work you ingest. Insta-spirituality is similar. Tastes good, fills up  but isn't good. Trends toward pre-packaged spirituality isn't spiritual growth at all. Barna describes the

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Who's on an island with a Shepherd, a bunch of Others and wants to be rescued? Wrecked, hard luck passengers from Oceanic flight 815? No. Apparently much of the church in the US is wrecked on an island. Outreach appears to be fading along with theological literacy. So in this second of six discussions of Barna's Megatrends in the US Church, I want to show you how the vision and mission of

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(Thanks to Robin C in Alpharetta for this important link.) "Doh!" appears to be the operative word in the Protestant church in the USA where theology is concerned.   Barna is reporting trends I saw early as a youth pastor to Baby Busters in the 90s. In this first of six discussions of harmful and dangerous trends in the church, I'm going to let you know how the vision and mission of Crosspoint

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If it is the new 2010 NIV 'version', you have an impostor in your hands! I have been using the New International Version copyrighted in1984 since 1999 because it is an accurate and very readable translation. It is a great translation for beginning Bible readers. Several of my seminary professors worked on the original 1984 translation. However, in my sermon prep a few weeks ago, I went to

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1. There are at least 10 verses in Scripture that command God's people to love, care for, treat justly and remember that He defends aliens. Don't believe me? Do a search on the text of the NIV for 'aliens' or in other versions for 'sojourners' and you'll see it clearly. There are a few other moral reasons Crosspoint/Encuentro welcomes people (especially Mexicans) regardless of their legal status

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Crosspoint/Encuentro is part of some significant Kingdom expansion work you would seldom see. Today I went to our monthly Church Planters Network (CPN) meeting and there were 40 church planters, coaches and visitors. This represents almost 20 church plants in Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, London and Bucharest. We are usually mostly white, middle-aged and Presbyterian, but today I looked

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As a broken pastor, how often do I forget the army of the Lord? Often. I'm sitting here overwhelmed with some opportunities before us. Feeling alone. Man, I'm such a dope sometimes. As a broken pastor, I need prayer. And I know it. Sometimes I even remember! Because I am broken, our elders, deacons, members and those who are yet-to believe need prayer too. Especially because I am their pastor

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My Mom's Wise Mom always learns and always follows Jesus. And she writes about what she has learned as a resource for the next generations. After growing up in the 'top-secret city' of Oak Ridge TN during the war, marrying at 18 and starting a family at 20, she and my dad raised the four of us in the church and in that old-school small-town way people do in Appalachia. In addition to the

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Well I'm back and I'm a little ticked off. It's amazing to me that one pastor in a remote corner of Florida USA can garner so much attention over what amounts to a gimmick. It's foolishness. This article is the #1 Top New Story on Yahoo! News on September 7th, 2010. Four more days and it's an all out assault, an enormous nation-wide and world-wide media pressure to get a pastor to stop doing

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Not that I've ever set a blistering blogging pace, but I'm taking some time off from my weekly posting. Just finished a preaching series about rest and reconnecting with God by taking up His yoke and learning from Jesus, so I'm going to take the Lord's command seriously. And I'm enjoying it. I'm enjoying my 23rd wedding anniversary trip to Pigeon Forge compliments of some dear friends. Enjoying

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My mom just wrote a book. Well this one's been in the works for 35 years. It's about my parents risking everything they had to follow Jesus' call into full-time ministry with Campus Crusade back in the late 70s. Now as an adult (and pastor) I think they were crazy! But as an 11-15 year-old I didn't know. They were just my heroes following their Hero. Last month I read the rough draft of mom's

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L O S T is over. And I have a few comments. As a fan, as a student of philosophy.And as a father. Mostly as a father. I watched this show with my teenagers. When we started they were 14, 12 and 9 and now they are 20, 18 and 15. And it was worth it. I got a glimpse into the world in which I am sending them to navigate. I also got to see their hearts, share in some drama and philosophy. And it

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The uptick in porn usage during Christian conferences is depressing. But its real. And I think I know why. But I'm not sure we want to admit it. Dark Side of Success As a pastor, when you go to a conference, you are wishing and hoping your ministry would be more successful. Or if you aren't in ministry, you are hoping your life or marriage or children will be more successful. All the cool

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More on how to help from a friend who went through cancer fighting... _____________________________ How do cancer fighters feel about visits? It really depends on the chemicals they are using. What kind of cancer? For me I had 6 rounds 21 days apart. (Karen will have 4 rounds 21 days apart). The hair falls out on day 17....I had mine shaved ahead of time. I would have treatment on Tuesday (

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Five reasons Crosspoint/Encuentro welcomes and accepts people without legal status. 1. Aliens are people too. God created each one in His image. A person's status with any government does nothing to change God's view of them as His creation - worthy of dignity, respect and an opportunity to receive the gospel. Scripture is the higher law in these cases. 2. God's people are aliens.God

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How many times have I said to someone who was struggling, 'Let me know if you need any help. Really. I mean it.' Hundreds? At least. Turns out that is NOT actually helping those who suffer. I am not a naturally empathetic person around the sick, suffering or hurting. More like 'concerned but awkward'. So this post by Ed Welch on CCEF's webpage really helped me deeply. I need this prescription.

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More from my other cancer fighting friend. Pray for her family. If there are kids particularly pray for them no matter the ages. My kids had to watch me become weaker and weaker. I could not do all the mom things I had always done so they picked them all up. Hard for me to watch, but I have never been prouder of them. It was also scary for them to watch me sick and bald, yet at the same time we

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Another cancer fighter friend of mine sent my wife some wise prayer requests. Thought they might help you all know better how to pray for Karen D and anyone else who is fighting. ___________ The needle thing is a very real request for someone who hates needles. There are a ton of needles involved. Not just the chemo, but also blood work seems like every day as they watch your 'numbers', then

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Brothers Encourage one another through arguing, annoying and fighting.... What? Yes, here's why I say so. Any of you have siblings? 'holy brothers... fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest' 'See to it, brothers... encourage one another daily.' My siblings and I annoy, argue and fight with each other but we are fiercely loyal and real with each other. Real. When I lived at

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What else does en-couragement look like? Sharing In and About a Heavenly Calling Sharing Important Details. Foundationally, we are 'holy brothers who share in the heavenly calling.' That is not sharing in theory. It's not future sharing. It's now sharing. Your brother/sister in Christ has a heavenly calling. A God-given, detailed life so valuable Christ Jesus redeemed them. Wow. That is

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What else does en-couragement look like? Yesterday we mentioned affirmations. Noticing something good someone did - and telling them. Out loud or in writing. Here's another part:  Celebrating Our Small (or Large) Successes. 'See to it (you all) that none of you (individuals) has a heart that turns away

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We are on a multi-week-long course to encourage one another each day in the battle against unbelief (Hebrews 3).  So what does en-couragement look like? It's 'holding on' to OUR courage in the battle (Heb. 3:6). Christ our Mediator has accomplished the most awesome vicotry ever imaginable (v.1-6). This grants us courage we didn't earn, but we have to keep the courage TOGETHER. How do we do

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Karen D, the wife of one of our elders had surgery and starts chemo tomorrow. Being a young church, this is new for a lot of us at Crosspoint. Here's What She Asked Us Since we may not know what to pray, here's what she asked us to pray. (And for other cancer fighters you may know too.) Pray for peace and courage during the actual treatments. She gets nervous around needles. Her blood pressure

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Scientists prove (part) of what Scripture teaches. This article lists 5 things that are proven to make you happier. A psychologist from the University of California at Riverside speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said she and colleagues reviewed 51 studies that tested attempts to increase happiness. The results were published in the Journal

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I thought I wanted my soul to be a rock song. Four-four quick tempo, four chords, a good hook in the chorus cranked up through some ear-bleeding amps. Chorus, verse chorus repeat solo chorus chorus. Big finish, accept applause and then start tearing down. Now I want my whole life to be jazz. Still steady time, but slower tempo. The chords and solos require more nuance and subtlety. For a season

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From Chalmers' Center email newsletter here Special Edition Webinar for Haiti Relief from the authors of 'When Helping Hurts' As you know, a massive wave of aid has already been directed at survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 10, 2010. But the aid given must be the right kind of aid to make a difference. A Webinar Series to Help You Help Haiti To help churches,

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When Helping HURTS gets worse. Now MSNBC reports here that some groups are urging a complete moratorium on adoptions in Haiti. The exact opposite effect of what well-intentioned FAILed heroes from Idaho had hoped.Here Yahoo! News also lists this FAILed expedition as their #1 story. Quoting the Prime Minister of Haiti stating that these people knew they were doing WRONG. But wait, they say they

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Well-Intentioned Christian 'Heroes' in Haiti FAILA friend of mine knows the folks arrested in Haiti for snatching 33 children. Here is part of our dialogue on the Haiti situation, slightly edited for anonymity:“So the big international hoopla ("Ten Americans Arrested in Haiti...") is folks from our [city]. Three of them are friends, and one of them is barely 18... “My most visceral reaction was

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This article about The Shack by Tim Keller brings up some really important points about this highly influential book. Hearing that so many are helped by this narrative but recognizing the shaky view of God, my question is still, 'Should I recommend this book?'Click here to go the Gospel Coalition website.

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It is all over the news. Helping disasters victims who have calamity suddenly thrust on them overseas. My next door neighbors are Haitians. It is terrible. Destruction of biblical proportion. 'Close to hell' some say. It makes me want to go and help - sort of. I'm torn. We're involved with disaster victims who have calamity slowly thrust upon them here locally (the poor). Who should get my time,

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I'm going on record today. I'm starting the 'un-hip' trend for pastors. You heard it here first. In fact I'm so un-hip I'm going to resist the urge to start a blog called 'Stuff Formerly-Hip Pastors Like'I used to be cool. Wore odd clothes, weird hair, toured with a band, used all the 'rad' lingo. I was the bomb. Now I'm the punchline of my own jokes. Yeah, laugh now you young hipster

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'Broken Pastor' has implications. Some think it is a downer or a bummer, like they should be sorry for me. Like brokenness is permanently bad. Oh, it was bad, but it is good now. SO GOOD!A wild horse, a rebellious son and a stubborn pastor all need to be broken to be made whole. Blood must be sacrificed for restoration. The gospel requires brokenness.I am more sinful than I ever dared consider.

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In today's Opinion page on Yahoo, by an experienced Iran-watcher.This is not a simple moment[in Iran], and it would be a terrible tragedy not to grasp it with intelligence and nuance. For this could mean the beginnings of a real turnaround in the entire Middle East. This could signal the rise of the modernized Turkeys and the beginnings of the ends to the revolutionary "Islamic republics" and to

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Thanks to advanced technology I've been able to talk to some friends of mine behind the Muslim curtain.It's not easy on them. Some have been jailed, others harassed. They worship with the awareness that they could be beaten or jailed.But the surprising thing to me, as an American whose biggest discomfort is self-imposed exercise, is that they don't think persecution is abnormal for the Christian

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We're part of a regional network that starts churches. Lots of churches and hundreds of people helped us get started. Couldn't have done it without all the help. As one friend pointed out to me, 'Jim, you're just not that good.'So we're very deeply honored to continued to help others start churches, like Jose Mateo at Emmanuel, Hector Guzman at Encuentro, Walter Henegar at Atlanta Westside and

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This health care debate needs our attention NOW. I am not a Republican. Nor am I a Democrat. I'm a well-educated Independent voter who isn't telling you how to vote. I'm telling you to communicate to your representatives!And I am for health care reform, but I think the current plan is a RUSH job. So I asked my congressman (whom I have met and even prayed with in his Smyrna office) to SLOW DOWN

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I love telling people about Jesus. His good news or 'gospel' is the best. Nothing is more fun than meeting people, asking questions and striking up a conversation about Christ. Click here to watch the video.A few years ago I met Jeff at a local speaker shop. Both being former rock musicians and with a common 'audio guy' view of things, we hit it off and ended up forming a pretty cool friendship.

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I typed 'Reformation Day' into Tweet Deck and it gave me that squiggly red line under 'Reformation'. So I retyped. Still there. This is odd.Evidently it isn't an accident. Quick help from my buddy Steven F uncovered this article in the Telegraph. It seems to some that not enough people who speak English go to church. So Oxford University Press took unnecessary Christian words out of dictionaries

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Finding a church is hard. Finding a reliable teacher of God's Word is vital!I meet a lot of people who say they are looking for the right church. (And no, I don't try to persuade every one of them to join Crosspoint.) Finding a faithful preacher of God's Word is the key to finding a good church. Brilliant music, krankin' kid's programs and a great facility won't cut it if your heart isn't fed

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This guy can RUN! And does Atlanta Falcons running back and return specialist have some good theology in this interview too? Yes. He's taking risks. Risks that make you cringe a little.Generally, Americans want life safe. Really safe. It shows in the 'avoid-pain-at-all-costs' mentality. I don't even want to be inconvenienced is a corollary. The core motivation of the health care debate is fear of

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I do not know these women, but I met some very much like them in my travels to the Near East a while ago. Pray for them as the Lord leads you.Prepare Your Children. And then tonight over dinner share their story. Prepare your children and/or grandchildren for a day when they may be faced with this sort of situation. Maryam Rustampoor, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh, 30, were arrested and sent to Evin

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Pitfalls and Parodies of Gospel-Centered Ministry by K. Edward Copeland.Excellent sermon. Give a listen broken pastors and people who 'do' ministry. The Gospel is the Power. Ministers are the Reporters.Great application in light of the high number of false teachers and itchy-eared religionists.

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The Flood of 2009 will be remembered for more than one reason.

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Reasoned dialogue between Reformed Christians with news reporters about the distinctions between Reformed evangelical views and practices compared to broad evangelicalism. No Rush Limbaugh, no Glenn Beck, no James Dobson. These are my tribe. I love it.(Please pardon the sizing problem. I don't know how to correct it.)from Desiring God one of my favorite resources on the web.

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Has Serena been reading my journal? Taking lessons for the Jim Moon School of Anger Mismanagement?"I used to have a real temper, and I've gotten a lot better," Williams said later. "So I know you don't believe me, but I used to be worse. Yes, yes, indeed."Her profanity laden tirade cost her $10,000 at the U.S. Open. My outbursts cost at least that much. Mine are not captured and replayed on

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This time last year a friend of mine from I**n, the son of a martyr, was unjustly arrested and detained for some time. News has been slow reaching me, but R was released months ago. This is good news for him to be reunited with his family and for the Kingdom of Christ to expand through his network of house churches. But suffering continues outside the cell.Imprisonment has left deep emotional (

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A friend asked me a really good question today on Facebook.I had Tweeted this verse (yes, I joined the dark side this week - follow me @brokenpastor and yes the verse is my own translation):The One who didn't spare his only son, but gave him up for us all - won't he also grace us with all things? Romans 8:32So here was the good question: "So you are saying God will give you everything there is?

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Repent, Believe and FIGHT!What do I read and study to learn how to fight? Found a great starter list.My friend Matt Adair from Christ Community in Watkinsville posted a great set of links to articles and sermons that shape who we are and what we do. Some of the authors are profs I had in grad school, pastors I respect, scholars I study and folks I hadn't heard of until I read their stuff

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I think I'm really good with counting. I consistently save up my goodness in accounts in my head. I add the matching funds from affirmations from others I respect. I gladly throw in the profit I see from my plans. All in hopes that I'm in for a comfy retirement on my own merits.And God continually messes up my counting! God gives. He doesn't pay back. God gives me opportunity to trust in Him. He

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Over two cups of coffee this morning I was talking to my friend Chanders about how my heart has been unsettled lately. Trying to talk it out. Trying to preach the gospel to each other. I think my hope-er is broke and I need it repaired.Some of my restlessness is coming down off the mountain top of a great mission trip to Pearlington MS for Katrina rebuilding. Partly I'm scattered, covered and

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Early on I was mostly talk and no do.I didn't have much of a heart for the poor or those who didn't have their act together. Frankly I was judgmental, contemptuous. Deep in my heart afraid that if I took time to care about someone who couldn't pay me back somehow, it would cut into my plans to be secure, important and respectable. See, I wanted to be better than 'those' people. Then God keeps on

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A 4th of July note from a pastor friend in country to me and our church.Hi JimI hope this mail finds you doing well.Congregation, I hope we will have the same day (4th July) in our country in the future. I appreciate your understanding and helping me & my people in the most difficult time of our lives. My desire is to know the Lord and His will and serve Him as the Holy Spirit directs me. I am

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With the recent unrest after the presidential election in Iran making news in the US, I thought a comment in order.We American Christians have an odd approach to government participation. Compared to most of the rest of our Christian brothers and sisters alive today, WE think (or I feel) we should engage and argue and even boycott governments for the sake of the gospel. We think activism is good.

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The following exchange was posted on my old friend Mike S's wall on Facebook. I know its startling that a thread is worth blogging. At least I think it is anyway.Mike posted this thought: Mike is confused about the current love fest for Marxism and the misbelief that it is a compassionate approach to poverty. Everywhere I have been it has left a sad record of universal poverty (except for the

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In our series through Exodus, we are beginning to uncover a major theme - rest. Rest and celebration as a product of God's Great Deliverance from Slavery. Slaves never get to rest. I'm thinking we don't rest because we are functionally slaves. For slaves, busyness is hell.Paul Tripp is a very wise man to whom we should listen in this problem of busyness. Enjoy. And slow down. And Rest!From an

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I'm a big picture thinker. An iNtuitive on the Myers-Briggs. This causes me to drive my wife and teenagers crazy and probably some of you too. Some would say I have too many deep thoughts or that I need to take up drinking. I'm never ever satisfied. I'm working and thinking almost all the time. Some people listen to music as background noise, I multi-task on big questions like:Why are we here?

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Yes! God created sex to be awesome within marriage. John Piper posted a good one about sexual intimacy and the rights over a spouses body. Worth a read.

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I had a big piece of leftover sermon I didn't get to yesterday in week eight of our Exodus series. Thought I'd post it here.According to Scripture, God predestines. Let that get under your skin for a minute. Don't like it do you? In some ways I don't either but in some ways it's a favorite teaching. Let me take a minute to lay out some of what I've learned from wrestling with this issue for 30+

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'Don't judge me!' 'You are just looking down on me - who are you to judge?' Thorny issues. What to do?There are at least two ways folks, like a strict soccer ref, pull out the 'you are judging' card. Public Speaking I speak in public for a living. I study and tell people what God says in His Word. At least I am supposed to speak for God. But every time I speak, my personality, opinions and values

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This isn't what you'd hear on the news. While news outlets report some kidnappings, murders and such in Arizona and Texas due to the 'spillover' violence from the drug wars, what is really going on?One former executive of a major Atlanta-based delivery company that promotes one specific color asked this question of our elders yesterday. He recounted only one horrific story that neither the US nor

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Here's a Book Review that pretty much sums it up.

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Why am I preaching when there are SO many better preachers on the internet? Can you name the one pictured here? If you go to his mega-church, how is he as a pastor?I'm in Atlanta, land of 100 mega-churches. Why DON'T we all just give up and download Andy? Or go to a satellite location? (Or any one of the other 99 mega-pastors?) Why should I keep on preaching?Here's Why:I think Andy is wrong and a

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Angry people who can't spell crack me up.Can you just imagine the conversation between him and the guy behind him? OBVIOUSLY, I do NOT agree with the sentiments of either his intended message or what he actually says on his placard. I am quite fond of both!

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So is it better to:a) limit a corporation's ability to attract talent or b) keep businesses from using government bailout money to pay executives?I read this article about President Obama's decision to limit pay to executives in companies who take loans from the government with mixed thoughts. On the one hand I'm against corporate executives taking government money and cashing in big salaries.On

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Is this what I am aiming for? A moment of profundity? My 15 minutes in the spotlight? In many ways, I'm afraid so. Deep in my heart I am shallow.I read this line 'a momentary epiphany of profundity' in a posted review of Lauryn Hill's 'Miseducation' on Reformed Blacks of America and the poignancy of the phrase struck home. See I had been subtly been shaking my head at this young woman's

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A godly man discussing godly music. Originally posted on John Piper's Desiring God blog.I'm old school and out of touch musically, but I hear high commendation for these artists from Troy Coons and the staff at Impact Movement. People I respect. And you know, if the Lord is in it, He'll bring on this revival!

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Found this on I Speak the Truth and it brings tears to my eyes. Tears of anger and deep sadness. This is bondage and slavery to which hundreds of thousands are enslaved in our nation and around the world.And this sort of teaching is the most visible face of Christianity to a lost and dying world. Is it wrong to pray imprecatory prayers against this shit? Oh wait, I am no better. I want money and

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Yeah, that's right. Swords are for killing. That's why I have a real battle-ready sword just like this one. And I almost always have a knife or a blade within reach as a reminder that we are in a dangerous business. Church is a life and death business. Don't be fooled.John Piper wrote a great short article about swords and dying here. He says stuff so much better than I do.Here's to the King

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Well you never know when or how the effects of wealth will turn sour. Now you know.

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Thanks be to God for His mercy and generosity. I am deeply honored and humbled that the God of all gods would chose a wretched rebel like me to be His servant. I am shocked that He would make me His son and heir through His Only Faithful Son Jesus Christ.Thanks for reading my blog in 2008. Many broken blessings to you and yours in 2009.

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Some people must love dogs more than I do or that is a bad sticker placement.

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I confess. I am susceptible to media influence. I don't have (or take) time to investigate. How about you?Like, when you hear the name Jeremiah Wright, do you immediately form an opinion? Or do you have a more informed opinion?As a pastor it ticked me off that a soundbite of any pastor's sermon would be taken out of context and used for political purposes. I listened to the context of Rev.

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A new danger to teach your teenagers! More fodder for the birds and bees talk! One more reason to run from temp-TA-tion young PEEP-le! I am here to testify!Imagine me on the youth speaker tour? "It wasn't years of runnin' sound for demonic back-beating Rock and Roll bands. (Turn it up to 11!) It had nothin' to do with getting blindsided in the head by a softball during intramurals. (Although

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A friend of mine came by the house the other day because he said the Lord told him to tell me that He (God) really loves me and that He (God) wanted me to know that He loves me. To experience it, deeply and with joy. And then the friend gave me an iPod Touch and said it was from God.Yeah, that is crazy. My kids were shocked. Most people I tell this story are shocked not that God told someone to

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CLICK ON PICTURE TO ENLARGE I'm so thankful for God's protection and salvation! Here Elizabeth, my wife, explains our gratitude!In 1962, my dad was navigating for this helicopter, when the pilot ran into some wires. When my dad looked up and saw what was happening, he called upon the name of the Lord and was saved. The blades came into the cockpit and scratched his legs and dented the cigarette

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Obushama! Is something wrong with the picture? Its the same thing. Obama and Bush Obushama are doing the same thing!The old and new administrations are essentially the same. They are both trying to bail our way out of an economic downturn by giving more money to the rich and powerful. Today I hear it's going to be another $800 billion in bailouts? Is that 1.5 trillion now - to the rich, to try to

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Is this where the church is headed?This is just so wrong. On so many levels.For so many reasons. (WARNING: This video involves people disrobing in church and may cause seriously disturbing thoughts to go through your head.)

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I preached on being content recently and it startled me - into more contentment in Christ. Since August, when I went down for foot surgery, I have had less internal stress and more joy (and contentment) in Christ's work for me. It's nice to have a season of rest, even with the whole world apparently headed into a recession. Amazingly I'm not worried very much. I hope I hold up this well when more

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One of the many revelers who spontaneously flocked to the White House after Obama's win, chanting, screaming and waving signs like, "Why Wait? Evict Bush Now," summed it up."I came down here to make a prayer ... that we'll be able to change the nation and the world," So ends one of the many hundreds of articles about President-Elect Obama's mandate to change the US and the world. I can't help but

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Now broken Christians and fractured saints, let's pray. For God to protect Obama from idiots and fools. Who would seek to steer him into sin. Who would seek to increase arrogance in our nation. Who would fight God's purpose of humbling and saving His elect. Who might think we have elected a king.And especially protect him from fools who would seek to do him harm out of prejudice, racism

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This Monday morning between 8:30 and 9:30 I've already had five phone calls from live campaigners. I usually take it slow on Monday morning. But everyone wants my vote!I want peace.I want peace (and quiet) at home. No more phone ringing, attack ads on TV and my mailbox bulging with junk.I want peace on the streets too. I was a kid living in a small town in the 70s. I only saw riots on TV news.

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According to a study by the journal Pediatrics young children who watch TV have a 28% higher chance of developing ADHD when they are in early elementary school.We found that early exposure to television was associated with subsequent attentional problemsour findings suggest that preventive action can be taken with respect to attentional problems in children. Limiting young children’s exposure to

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This is terrible news. An 8 year-old boy accidentally shot himself with an Uzi while under adult supervision at a gun show. Absolutely a tragic day for that family and anyone who remotely appreciates the constitutional right and to bear arms responsibly.But the adults at that event were STUPID to let an 8 year-old hold a loaded machine gun, much less fire it.And you know what I'm curious to see?

Pastor Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637699569110651843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16385846.post-80094009352059381082008-10-25T22:02:00.004-04:002008-10-25T22:11:45.400-04:00

Yeah, sometimes I am shocked! God hears and answers our prayers! My friend and our brother in Christ Jesus is OUT of JAIL and home with his family! Wow! I don't know anymore details than that, but it is not a joke and has been confirmed. So I'm partying!If you wanted to get caught up, I wrote about the likelihood of him being hanged like his father here and his initial imprisonment here on 9/11.

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Does anybody remember 'check kiting' and how it worked? I think it is actually illegal. So don't do this! But I have friends who told me back before banks were so automated, it took about 3-4 days for a check you wrote to clear the bank and the money to actually be taken out of your account. So even if you had $2 in you account on Friday, you *could* write a check to pay for groceries on Friday,

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How long before Christians in America face this reality? OUR FAMILY is being systematically and illegally persecuted, tortured and murdered.Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ!Pictured - father, hanged in 1980 and son Ramtin, currently arrested and awaiting judicial outcome. From the Telegraph articleThis is the first and only article in the mainstream media in the US or Europe about the

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Shocking isn't it?! Yeah, I've been out of town celebrating my wife's birthday, but I have not lost my touch for saying things that tick people off... It's good to be home.Here's the truth about the Presidential election. In all the fuss over who we are going to vote for (or not vote for) I actually read the US constitution the other day and it still provides absolutely no basis for a general

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I never knew how much it takes to make a church healthy, or even how to develop a healthy organization. We are making significant strides in many key areas. We have a LOT to celebrate!We don't take for granted that the worship is going to be well planned, that the music will both rock and encourage you. We appreciate the team that makes that happen.We don't just expect that your kids' ministry

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This blog entry by 'I'm Speaking Truth' has a video worth watching and it's just so good in so many ways.I don't agree with everything that IST says in every blog (like not voting for president) but I appreciate his candor and his willingness to tackle hard issues straight on.It's a video of Dr. Voddie Baucham answering the question 'Why evangelicals support Sarah Palin, but wouldn't allow her to

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I'm just mad right now. As I think we all should be. See, we are sure going to miss all that money we have to spend bailing out banks and insurance companies...According to this article in the Marietta Daily News by Don McKee, this financial bailout has been anticipated by many over the course of the last five years, but CONGRESS has stalled attempts to reform. Does it make you want to know how

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