“My sheep hear my voice.” (John 10:27) An older woman was widely regarded as a saint — servant-hearted, wise, and joyful in the Lord. Then one Sunday she heard her rector preach that God spoke to him about a direction for their congregation. She lamented, “I wonder why God never speaks to me like that.” … Read More
Every Christian wants to discern God’s will. “What is my calling in this season?” Or, maybe, something like, “Should I marry Jennifer or Megan?” No matter what questions we have, God has something to say to His children about them. We pray, we do what seems best —but if God actually spoke to us about … Read More
I’ve written much over the years on Church Health principles, specifically on the importance of being balanced in all five vital areas of a local church’s ministry. I’ve captured those five areas in the acrostic: VITAL, which stands for Vision for Evangelism/Mission, Intentional Worship, Transformation to Christlikeness, Authentic Community, and Lay Mobilization. (You can read … Read More
“How do I hear thee? Let me count the ways…” There are several ways in Scripture and throughout the history of the Church that God’s faithful people have listened to Him and received His guidance. However, these ways are necessarily limited. First and foremost, listening to God must always be bounded by obedience to His … Read More
The recent meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-19) once again brought into focus a question Anglicans have wrestled with for years: What truly holds the Anglican Communion together? News coverage of the meeting understandably focused on discussions surrounding the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals and the differing perspectives expressed by delegates from across the Communion, but beneath … Read More
