Category: Missional living

  • Website with gift ideas for giving presence

    One of the key thoughts in the Advent Conspiracy emphasis is that we need to re-think some of our gifts.  Nothing wrong with Christmas gifts, at all.  But the challenge is to give our presence as well, to be relational with our giving.  The website rethinkingchristmas.com is an online clearinghouse of ideas for gifts and…

  • Pujols, the MVP, and his “real job”

    If you are a fan of baseball and the Cardinals at all, you know by now that Albert Pujols won the Most Valuable Player award in the National League, with a unanimous first place vote by the baseball writers.  We celebrate his abilities, and enjoy his natural gifts.  But as a follower of Jesus, I…

  • Ideas for preparing children for freedom – Join the conversation

    In the message yesterday I shared five ideas from our lives that we believe will help prepare kids for the times when they gain freedom.  The hope is that they will love Jesus, learn to live under His authority and the authority of God’s Word, and that they will pursue God’s will and His call…

  • Post article on Christian Activities Center in E. St. Louis

    Over the years I have had many opportunities to live God’s mission and serve in some incredible places.  It thrilled me to see one of those places get some great press in the Post-Dispatch.  The front page of this morning’s edition had a feature article on the Christian Activities Center in East St. Louis. The…

  • Thom Rainer on unchurched attitudes toward churched people

    Read this blog by Thom Rainer and it reminded me of the importance of living in Gospel ways with people who are not hanging out at church.  Wanted to pass it along.