The Invitation

The other day at the end of a Renovatus podcast, I heard this open invitation to the eucharist/communion table. It struck me as sacred, beautiful, and embracing. I wanted to remember it and to share it, so I am posting it here. This is the Table, not of the church, but of the Lord. It…

A Good Place to Start Again

I will likely write an update post soon, but for now, I wanted to post this prayer from yesterday’s daily office because I like it and I want to remember it. Gracious Father, we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth, with all peace. Where it is corrupt,…

The Sermon I Missed

Last Sunday evening a few of my friends were talking about what a great sermon they heard that morning, so I thought I would check out the message online. Here is an excerpt of the message that was preached to about 1,000 people in 3 services. This is what the Bible says about us. This…

Devastatingly Evangelical

“There is, then, an evangelical way to preach the Gospel and an unevangelical way to preach it. The Gospel is preached in an unevangelical way, as happens so often in modern evangelism, when the preacher announces: This is what Jesus Christ has done for you, but you will not be saved unless you make a…

Things I Didn’t Learn About Leadership in Church

Leadership originates in response to the needs of others. Leadership is not the response of people to the vision of an influential person, but rather their response to the leader as he or she articulates their wants and needs. It can not occur without truly knowing and understanding the needs of those one presumes to…