Tag: rules

• Intensely Personal and Critically Communal

  “You shall have no other gods before me…”  Exodus 20:3 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.” Exodus 20:17 God’s plan for growing a people dedicated to Him and…

  Blake

  April 23, 2015

  Christian Accountability, Church Unity, Discerning God’s Will Together, Genuine Community, missional, Spiritual Formation

  Christian, church, community, Exodus 20, Hebrew, Israel, law, Moses, people, persoanl, relationship, rules, Sinai, Ten Commandments

• “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

• We Christians and Our Starbucks

  Tuesday Re-mix –  Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all…

  Blake

  April 23, 2013

  Christian Accountability, Church Unity, conflict, Ephesians 4, Peacemakers, The Church’s Influence

  anger, argument, bitterness, conflict, edifying, Ephesians 4, homosexuality, marriage, Microsoft, Nike, peacemnaker, rules, same-sex, scripture, Starbucks