Truth & Love Blog
Faith and Football
Faith and FootballOriginally From: Faith Still at Core of Warner's SuccessCardinals Quarterback Goes Out of His Way to Credit God by Paola Boivin - Jan. 9, 2009 12:00 AM"If you ever really want to do a story about who I am, God's got to be at the center of it. Every...
A Prayer for the Body of Christ
A Prayer for the Body of ChristApril Boycik is a former student of mine and a lifelong friend. Her prayerful response to my posts on intercultural ministry, with her permission, is posted below."Lord,Let me plug in and serve together with whom you would have me serve,...
Toward a Description of Intercultural Ministry/Relating
Toward a Description of Intercultural Ministry/RelatingIn the old game show, Name That Tune, contestants would say, "I can name that tune in ____ notes" (the lower the number of notes, the better). Well, I canNOT name the "tune" of intercultural (or multicultural or...
Just How Biblical Is Intercultural Ministry?
Just How Biblical Is Intercultural Ministry?I've been working on a new presentation on Cultivating Christlike Intercultural Relational Competency: A Christ-Centered TEAM Approach. Of course, if it is Christ-Centered, then it is going to be everywhere in the Bible,...
Bushisms
BushismsIn today's blog, I veer from my focus of comprehensive, compassionate, culturally-informed posts designed to equip you to change lives with Christ's changeless truth.Instead, a little levity to start the year right.These "Bushisms," or jangled speeech of...
Christ All-Sufficient
Christ All-SufficientThe following Puritan Prayer from The Valley of Vision reminds us of the glorious grace of Christ.All thy lovingkindness is in thy Son,I bring him to thee in the arms of faith,I urge his saving name as the one who died for me.I plead his blood to...
God All-Sufficient
God All-SufficientThe following prayer is from The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers."O Lord of Grace,The world is before this day,And I am weak and fearful,but I look to You for strength;If I venture forth alone I stumble and fall,but on the Beloved's...
I Launch My Bark on the Unknown Waters of This Year
I Launch My Bark on the Unknown Waters of This YearAs we enter a new year, this prayer drawn from the collection of Puritan prayers in The Valley of Vision provides perspective.O Lord,Length of days does not profit me except the days are passed in Thy presence, in Thy...
Be a New Year MVP for Christ!
Be a New Year MVP for Christ!Almost everyone is at least tempted to make some sort of New Year's resolution every January 1. Unfortunately, studies show what a meager percentage of us follow through.I find that our resolutions are too small--too focused on now and not...
He Has Seen! Part 3
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IIIThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
