Archive for August, 2009
Loving Your Neighbor: Cross Point Community Church
In: Service| church| love your neighbor
29 Aug 2009There’s a chapter in the book, Jesus Loves You, that I really struggled with: Jesus Loves the Religious. I could identify. It frustrates me when I see the church being something other than what the church was designed to be. In this chapter Craig Gross writes. “it is the few examples that can spoil the [...]
Craig Gross writes a chapter in the book, Jesus Love You, titled Jesus Loves Porn Stars. In this chapter he says, “Jesus loved and spent time with people who appeared to be far from belief. In reality, many in the adult industry are hurting and ready to make a change. Some just don’t know how [...]
Jesus Loves the Disconnected (Part 2)
26 Aug 2009I’ve already said that I loved the chapter in Jesus Loves You titled “Jesus Loves the Disconnected.” In this chapter Jason Harper writes about Jesus meeting the common needs of common people, pointing out that “Jesus loved them with authentic compassion and practical help.” Mission: St. Louis is living out the love people call better [...]
Jesus Loves the Disconnected in Detroit
26 Aug 2009The Jesus Loves You book tour may be the most inventive, impactul book tour that I have ever seen. Craig Gross and Jason Harper are going beyond the typical bookstore signings and bring life to the messages of the book through serving those who need to hear it the most. I’m excited to be meeting [...]
Jesus Loves the Disconnected (Part 1)
25 Aug 2009One of my favorite chapters in the book Jesus Loves You is the chapter titled “Jesus Loves the Disconnected.” I think I identify with that chapter so much because we’ve all been there, haven’t we? In this Chapter Jason Harper talks about being so busy doing ministry that it seems we’ve forgotten what ministry is [...]
Jesus Loves You Book Tour Info
25 Aug 2009This week is all about Craig Gross and Jason Harper’s new book, Jesus Loves You …This I Know, and some cool people that I have met who are living it out. If you’re interested in learning more about the book tour, Craig and Jason explain it in this short video. Read the blog all week [...]
Jesus Loves the Forgotten
24 Aug 2009There’s a chapter in Craig Gross and Jason Harper’s book, Jesus Loves You…This I Know titled Jesus Loves the Forgotten. In this chapter Craig writes, “Jesus was intentional about making a beeline to get his arms around the forgotten… Jesus loves the forgotten and the marginalized. He is committed to loving them through [...]
Love Your Neighbor
22 Aug 20091 Corinthians 13 Isn’t Just for Weddings
I recently heard Craig Gross say that Jesus Loves You is the most important book that he has written since The Gutter. Having read both I can understand why he would make that statement. Typically book reviews and author interviews appear as regular blog posts. Just a little something [...]
Love Your Neighbor Week
21 Aug 2009Starting Sunday, I’ll be hosting Love Your Neighbor week on my blog. I’ll be looking at what the bible says about loving others, reviewing Craig Gross’s new book, Jesus Loves You This I Know, and interviewing lots of great people who are doing extraordinary things to show love to their neighbors – no matter who [...]
The PlumpyNut Story
In: Service
16 Aug 2009I saw this video today thanks to Courageous Church in Atlanta, Georgia. You have to see this. It’s amazing
Here is what the website says about PlumpyNut: Created by Nutriset and advocated by the Nobel Prize winning Doctors Without Borders, PlumpyNut is a modern day miracle food for kids in crisis. A simple combination of [...]
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Psalm 20 (in case you needed it)
In: Bible| inspiration
15 Aug 2009I try to avoid doing what I once heard Patsy Clairmont refer to as “bible bingo” (throwing open the bible for some random, out of context inspiration) but sometimes it happens. While it doesn’t usually work, a couple of days ago I played bingo in the book of Psalms. I’ve been feeling kind of icky [...]
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I Shaved My Legs for This?
In: Guest Post| sex
14 Aug 2009If you missed it, here is the article that I wrote for Matthew Paul Turner’s blog, “Jesus Needs New PR.” This week Matthew hosted sex week and I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute. It was an honor to share my thoughts with so many other well-respected writers, authors, bloggers, and experts. I’m humbled.
While [...]
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