Since my last post, I have enjoyed considerable feedback on the use of a full manuscript in preaching. I thought I’d comment on some of the questions I’ve been asked, including practical inquiries. 1. Preaching from a full MSS is not for everyone. But even if it is not for everyone, I would argue that [...]
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More Thoughts on Sermon Manuscripts
September 9, 2011Preaching, Manuscripts, and Fraternal Critique
September 6, 2011“Pharaoh, let my people go!” That’s a joke my mother uses on occasion with my friends regarding my first sermon preached. Admittedly, it was not that great, and I did preach everything I knew in the Bible in one sermon. Prior to coming to Grace, I had eight years of Bible college and seminary training [...]
Grace Saturated Community
August 16, 2011The more I dwell on the amazing grace of God, the more I realize how deeply I need to grow and be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus (2 Tim. 2:1; 2 Pet. 3:16). I have been dwelling on it quite a bit lately as I have been preaching a mini-series on [...]
Honoring a Faithful Shepherd
June 2, 2011Last night, I had the privilege of joining my church family in honoring Tom Ascol on his 25th anniversary as pastor of Grace Baptist Church. The evening was spent with members sharing stories and testimonies of how God has impacted their lives through Pastor Tom, and I began it with a few words about the [...]
My Panera “Office”
March 21, 2011I’ve enjoyed the feedback and discussion my recent post on the the places and purposes of my work. I hope it was helpful for you. Several of the questions were related to my work experience and environment at Panera. So this morning, I decided to take a picture of my typical setup and show you [...]
The Places and Purposes of My Work
March 18, 2011Yesterday afternoon, I was discussing with a few guys on Twitter how and where we spend our time working. When I came to Grace nearly three years ago, there was no “office” space for me at the church building, which meant that I was to do the majority of my work either at home or [...]
Life Offline
October 26, 2010For the past 2.5 years, I have been serving as a pastor of Grace Baptist Church. I have not blogged much about my church or my role as a pastor (other than the kingly administration stuff). It has been an incredible journey so far, and I am loving being a church that is “reformed and [...]
Parking the Great Commission
July 7, 2009Sunday night, we parked the Great Commission. It’s fourth of July weekend, lots of people traveling out of town on vacation, and with one of the biggest holidays of the year, the reasonable thing to do would be to alter the Sunday format to accommodate according to lowered expectations. Not exactly. About a month ago, [...]
Where Extraordinary Grace and Celestial Joy Meet
June 28, 2009Tonight, I participated in something that I have never been a part of in the 22 years that I have known Jesus Christ. The reason for this is twofold: I have never been in a church before that took seriously the biblical practice of church discipline, and I have never been in a church where [...]
5 P’s
April 16, 2009Yesterday, I spent about an hour with Tom Ascol talking about the past ten months since I came on staff at Grace Baptist as an Associate Pastor. At various points during this time, I intended to post some thoughts and reflections on things I’ve learned, challenges I’ve faced, and joys I’ve experienced transitioning from a [...]
And now for a personal update
October 6, 20112011 has been one of the most eventful years of my life. As someone who likes to plan and prepare things, I thought I had a good beat on where the Lord was leading me at the beginning of the year. And yet I can say that the majority of my days this year have [...]
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