Category Archives: Discipleship

interesting thoughts on Vision/Mission Statements

http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/6055 Here is a wonderful post on Mission/Vision statements for the church. Are they just one more thing to distract us from our real mission? Do they give us purpose or are they something we really could do without? Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

The Perils of Hipster Christianity and Why Young Evangelicals Reject Churches That Try To Be Cool – WSJ.com

The Perils of Hipster Christianity and Why Young Evangelicals Reject Churches That Try To Be Cool – WSJ.com. Great article on the way the church tries to be hip. The problem with being Hip, is what exactly is hip? And once you figure out what is hip, it is usually no longer hip.  As thoseContinue reading “The Perils of Hipster Christianity and Why Young Evangelicals Reject Churches That Try To Be Cool – WSJ.com”

What do we need saved from…

Yesterday at camp was Christmas, and in adult bible study time we talked about Advent and Christmas. What we are preparing for and how we can better keep or get Christ in Christmas. And one of the things that was said was that Lutheran’s aren’t good at inviting others to church, because we have nothingContinue reading “What do we need saved from…”

What about the poor…

There is a lot of talk about the poor, and how there is plenty of resources to go around. We in the United States of America are some of the wealthiest people in the world.  The homeless people in this country are better off than soem working folks in other countries… So why are weContinue reading “What about the poor…”

What is the right question…

In the parable of the Good Samaritan the lawyer asks 2 questions and Jesus asks 3… My wondering is on the first question… ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ – This question has been argued and discussed and mulled over and a number of different things through out that ages… What must IContinue reading “What is the right question…”

Guardrails on a Mountain are nice…

Have you ever driven along a mountain road that had no guardrail?  It can be really scary.  And you ask yourself, “why are there no guardrails here?”  What were this people thinking, someone is going to drive off the side of this mountain and kill themselves… Isn’t that just exactly how life is?  We asContinue reading “Guardrails on a Mountain are nice…”

avalanches – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog

avalanches – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Another wonderful post from Rich Melheim… My comments on his sight: Could it be like, someone planted, someone else watered God brought the growth… I applied a little pressure, and set something in motion and a mother/father picked up on the motion and added a little something over there, andContinue reading “avalanches – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog”