I just completed my series of messages on the Bible (see sermon series Shhhh! God's Talking) and during the series I spent a good amount of time dealing with tough questions of the Bible and tough questions about the faith, but one of the toughest questions that I had to deal with is God's take on …
Password Generator Button
One of the coolest things on the net that I know of right now is something called a "bookmarklet." A bookmarklet is generally a web-link that you "drag" to the "bookmark toolbar" of your browser. I'm not sure how well it works in Internet Explorer, because I have long sinse left IE in the dust. …
I’m going to be featured in Wheaton’s calendar!
This is really cool. I got an email from a girl this week saying that I'm going to be featured in Wheaton's next Daily Events Calendar! Check this out. Dear Jeff, My name is Emily Louise Zimbrick '05 and I am writing to you from the Wheaton Alumni Association about a fun opportunity. …
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FBFI and Piper
I noticed at this fellow's blog that there is some awareness among Christians that the BGC is "endorsing" open theism. Here's a quick link to the blog that clued me in. ... centuri0n: FBFI and Piper I just have to quickly respond to that. First of all, if you don't know what open theism is, you …
My Most Controversial Message
For the last two hours, I have been sitting here in my office pondering an issue that will form the basis for what I feel is going to be my most controversial message to date that I've given in my current church. That's right, I plan on Sunday to deal with the issue of women in ministry and the …
Lafayette Initiative Begins!
My wife and I are now officially recognized as church planters with Midwest Church Planting, a division of the Midwest Baptist Conference! Officially, our endeavor is now known as the Lafayette Initiative, and we have just mailed out our first round of fund-raising letters and proposals. If you …
Every Member Ministry
The Inside Track Jan 05 - Leadership Connection This article describes a method that one church is using to mobilize their members into ministry. The article describes how they use a two-stage process to help people identifiy their passions and pursue them in the context of ministry. The article …