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Upcoming Central America Trip For the Debster

Aug 4

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Deb and me in Colorado Springs for our 20th wedding anniversary this past June.

I want to take some time here to let everyone know about Deb’s trip to Honduras and Costa Rica next month. She will be speaking at a conference for Pastor’s wives. But you can read up on all that yourself. Below is a quick newsletter that she is sending out. Just think, you readers of Kingdomology get it before everyone else does. Enjoy!

Greetings

It has been two years since we passed off the leadership baton for the Rancho Cordova church plant back in California. Much has happened and many unique doors of service have opened up since then. Our major work has been with a turn around ministry in the NW Houston area which is going very well. The Christian Standard will actually be running an article on August 21st describing what God has done in this ministry. Over the past year kingdomology.com has picked up a number of readers and an expanded ministry. Through the financial backing a good friend in Amarillo, Texas, Steve published the Christ Proposal which has already touched a number of lives. Debi also launched a blog for mothers at amillionkisses.blogspot.com. The most recent open door of ministry involves an invitation that Debi received from a good friend inTegucigalpa,Honduras to speak at a Pastor’s Wives Conference inCentral America. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rich Mullins, the World, and You!

Jul 23

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I was doing some research and came across this clip.  Indeed two things I love; the World and Rich Mullins.  Enjoy and ask, “what can I do to share the love of Christ and expand the Kingdom of God the world over?”

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Harry Potter, Witch Wars, and a little common sense.

Jul 18

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Have you seen the final installment of the Harry Potter movie empire yet?  I haven’t.  But with it bringing in some $168.6 million on opening weekend it sure is something to talk about.  I wasn’t thinking too much about it until I logged onto Face Book this morning and noticed an interesting post by one of my friends.  He jokingly wondered how many “Christians” who loudly protested the first movie a number of years ago were now in line buying tickets to see how the whole series finished up.  “God Hates Witches” they shouted back in the day.  I remember those days and thought I’d drop a few thoughts on how followers of Christ can better respond to such a phenomena.  Here are some things to start with.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Kingdom Hope for the “Divorce Generation”

Jul 9

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I just read a great article in the Wall Street Journal about how divorce in America has affected Generation X folks.  It was a well written piece and thought provoking.  But like most media today, it said little about God and His design.  So I posted a comment to the article online and have pasted it below.  Enjoy and feel free to chime in here or at the WSJ site itself. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Kingdom Fit for Men!

Jun 18

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William Merrill, 1867-1954

I’m excited to be back with my friends at The Crossings this Sunday. In honor of Father’s Day, I’ll be teaching from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 which is a great and challenging text for dads. One of the illustrations of the study is a hymn written in 1911 by William P Merrill entitled, “Rise Up, O Men of God”.  Enjoy!

Rise up, O men of God!
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and mind and soul and strength
to serve the King of kings.

Rise up, O men of God!
The kingdom tarries long.
Bring in the day of brotherhood
and end the night of wrong.

Rise up, O men of God!
The church for you doth wait,
her strength unequal to her task;
rise up, and make her great!

Lift high the cross of Christ!
Tread where his feet have trod.
As brothers of the Son of Man,
rise up, O men of God!

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Three Cheers for the Ladies!

May 4

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I’m working on my sermon for Mother’s Day and stopped to think about the main ladies in my life.  It was one of my favorite preachers, Charles Spurgeon, who said “I cannot tell you how much I owe to the solemn word of my good mother.”  Likewise, I probably cannot recount all the good I’ve received from my own mother.  Thanks mum for constantly believing in me and God’s plan for my life. Thanks mum for all the hard lessons you taught me and thanks for all the sacrifices you made for me.  I would not be here today if it weren’t for you.  Thanks Mum. Read the rest of this entry »

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50 Posts and More Possibilities.

Mar 24

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I noticed a milestone of sorts the last time I posted here on Kingdomology.  As I made the click to publish the article I saw that the post was number 50 and I kind of felt like something cool had just happened.  Sure, it wasn’t earth moving or anything like that, but I guess I just felt like we’ve established some permanency here.  But the thing that has been really neat over the past year and a half has been witnessing the technology we have at our deposal today.  It’s been fun to check out the Google Analytics behind the site and see where we’re getting hits from around the world and where people are reading the most.  BTW, whoever you are in NY and London, send me a note sometime.  I’d love to meet you via email.  But I see all this and wonder what the great missionaries of the 18th and 19th centuries would have done with all the tech we have today.  It took Hudson Taylor five months to get to China from England and we can do that in hours today.  We can communicate in seconds through the web and instantaneously through the phone to the other side of the globe.  People all over the world grow up with at least a basic knowledge of English which makes global communication so easy.  There are just so many ways we can communicate the love of Christ today that were not available years ago.  In my calling as a minister, today I can encourage more people around the world in one hour by email than evangelists, pastors, or missionaries of the past could have dreamed of doing in a week.   As far as teaching goes, a few years ago I was able to share the message of Christ with some folks in closed door countries using a site called International Bible School.  So it really is amazing to see all the possibilities we have with the World Wide Web.  What about you?  How are you using tech today to expand the Kingdom of God?

PS  Thanks to all the faithful readers.  It’s been a blast and there’s more to come.

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Proposal Update.

Mar 12

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Well, it’s been an exciting ride so far with the Christ Proposal.  Without a nationally recognized publisher or marketing agents, we’ve already been able to touch a lot lives and that’s worth cheering about.  One testimony we received was of a woman who purchased a book on opening night.  She read it in one sitting, cried, and then bought 20 more to give away to her friends.  Our original intent was not to write this project with a women’s audience in mind, but that’s kind of how it all evolved.  So the publisher, artist, and I have already had preliminary conversations about doing a similar work geared more toward men.  In addition to the various ministries and churches we’ve contacted, Barns & Noble has picked the book up for distribution.  But the most exciting thing is just imagining all the lives that can be brought to see the love of Christ through this project.  If you don’t have a copy yet, you can grab one through B&N or contact us for bulk orders and ministry projects.  If you need one free, shoot us an email and we’ll see what we can do.  Keep praying that God will use this project to open up hearts.

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Super Bowls and Super Church!

Feb 4

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This week America will be watching the Super Bowl in Dallas and though my team won’t be in the game, I’ll be getting together with friends Sunday night to take in the match.  While it’s going to be fun watching the game, it would sure be a whole lot more exciting to actually be able to play in the game.  (Which is what the Dallas Cowboys are feeling about now)  But when you think about it, what we have in the Super Bowl is a select group of professionals out on the field playing while the rest of us chug our cokes, eat our nachos, and dream of a big day when we could be in a big game.  But that’s the point: they play and we watch.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Pondering Politics and Piety. Part I.

Oct 31

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Well we’re just a couple of days away from a huge election here in the US and I figured now was a good time to address an issue that a lot of folks are thinking about: how are true followers of Christ to respond to political issues?  While political discussions are not the purpose of Kingdomology, we still live on this side of eternity and we do move in and out of political relations as with any other aspect of day to day life.  Authentic followers of Christ don’t shut themselves up in a monastery, but rather engage the world around them with the love of Jesus.  So with that, I want to start this discussion by addressing a serious misunderstanding which is rampant in our day of Politics verses Piety.  Read the rest of this entry »

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