Tag: American church

• “I Don’t Need Any of this Stuff”

  Tuesday Re-mix – Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”  At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.  Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How…

  Blake

  August 6, 2013

  missional, Spiritual Formation

  American church, insurance, Jerk, Mark 10, materialism, rich, ruler, savings, Steve Martin, things, wealthy, young

• Busy Christians and Busybodies: How to be Thankful

  Tuesday Re-mix – In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teachingyou received from us…We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.  II Thessalonians 3:6, 11 The last…

  Blake

  May 10, 2011

  Everyone’s a Minister, leadership, missional, the revolution

  2 Thessalonians 3, American church, busybodies, church, idle, laity, ministry, missional, Paul, spirituality, Thanksgiving

• Unity is Not for Wimps

  Tuesday Re-mix – You may be aware that my ministry has an on-going relationship with churches in South Africa, where our teams go and teach unity principles.  Do you see the irony in that?  The irony is that anyone from the American church would be teaching South Africans about unity.  There are a great many…

  Blake

  December 28, 2010

  5 Principles of Unity, Church Unity, The Church’s Influence

  American church, Biblical, Christianity, church, doers, hearers, relationships, South Africa, unity, wimps