Tag: cross

• The Divisiveness of the Cross

  So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had…

  Blake

  April 2, 2015

  conflict, Forgiveness, leadership, missional, Spiritual Formation, The Church’s Influence, the revolution

  Christ, cross, destruction, devastation, division, divisiveness, Easter, Egypt, Exodus 14, Freedom, gospel, Hebrew, holy, Jesus, Jewish, liberation, Luke 12, Moses, nation, Red Sea, salvation

• “The Lord Always Before Me”

  Tuesday Re-mix: I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 I recently read a blog post by a prominent leader in the evangelical world.  It was a post about “Rules of Thumb” for healthy churches.  The rules were all about the proper acreage for church property, the number…

  Blake

  March 11, 2014

  5 Principles of Unity, Discerning God’s Will Together, Everyone’s a Minister, leadership, The Church’s Influence

  budget, building, church, cross, focus, leader, metrics, parking, pastor, Psalm 16, rules, spirituality, vision

• Finding Focus in a Church’s Grief

  Tuesday Re-mix –  “Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.” Hebrews 3:1 I have been blessed with only a limited amount of genuine grieving in my life.  Frankly, I’ve done a whole lot more consoling of others than I have needed…

  Blake

  January 10, 2012

  5 Principles of Unity, conflict, H2H, leadership

  Christ, church, corporate, cross, death, grief, grieving, healing, Hebrews 3, ministry, orientation, process, recovery, safe harbor, truth