Posted by Adam Fix on April 18, 2009
I recently read this post on The Crowded House, a network of church planters and urban pastors. I wanted to share it here because I thought it was incredibly powerful and sobering, but very exciting! Tim Chester originally posted it, but as you can see, it is a quote from Neil Cole.
Here’s a quote from [...]
Posted by Adam Fix on March 30, 2009
I just got back from a vacation. It was great! My wife and I spent time visiting friends who live in another city. We read books, played board games, relaxed, and ate some great food. I really do praise God for the chance to get away for a little while and rest.
As with most things, [...]
Posted by Jason C. Helveston on March 12, 2009
A preacher and words go together like a carpenter and a hammer. The very thing a carpenter uses to construct great beauty, if misused can really hurt his thumb. In the same way a preacher has the opportunity to use words to promote the beauty of the gospel, but if misused can lead a flock [...]
Posted by Adam Fix on March 10, 2009
For almost any public gathering attendance represents the barometer of success. Take, for instance, a musical group. If a band releases an album and go on tour, the success or failure of their musical venture will be gauged based on the number of concert tickets they sell. The same could be said of an author [...]
Posted by Jason C. Helveston on January 15, 2009
I have breakfast once a month with some men from my church. The basement of the building fills with the enticing aroma of bacon and it throbs with the imparted love of Christ. A profound joy settles in that place not simply because we consume an entire pig but more poignantly in light [...]
Posted by Jason C. Helveston on January 7, 2009
Context has the power to flip a word from a pejorative to a compliment in the blink of an eye. There are plenty of places that the word “average” must never be first off the tongue. Like when describing a meal you have just finished to the cook; or explaining your opinion of a child’s [...]
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