This past weekend at church, I talked about something God taught me years ago: anger is the result of an experience that doesn’t meet our expectation. I’ve yet to find a circumstance where this wasn’t true. My anger is ALWAYS the result of an experience that didn’t meet my expectation. Understanding this principle is very…
I want to talk to you today about getting out from under the weight of worry. And just so we’re on the same page, let’s define worry this way: Worry is the act of letting what’s out of our hands take control our minds. It’s allowing things we have no control over to exert control…
I hesitate to say anything about this because it’s so polarizing and, to be honest, I don’t want to give advice on something I realize I could be wrong about. But people keep sending me articles and posts from other Christians who are adamant that Christians can’t receive the COVID-19 vaccines because they were developed…
[Download a PDF of this article here.] Let me just be clear about a few things right up front so you can decide if you want to keep reading: If you’re looking for sensationalistic fear-mongering, you’re going to be disappointed here. Spoiler alert: the COVID-19 vaccine is not the “mark of the beast” from the…
Romans 12 calls to us to no longer be conformed to the “pattern of this world”. This isn’t primarily a pattern of behavior but a pattern of thinking, which is why the next command is to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. God is calling us to change the way we think, the…
Permitting mockery prevents wisdom so when we remove mockery from our lives we find that wisdom grows in its place.
The wise acknowledge complexity and talk carefully, but fools ignore complexity and talk carelessly.
PREACHING + COMMUNICATING FOR CHURCH LEADERS EP.1 | LARRY OSBORNE ON DRIPPING WISDOM [button link=”https://www.missionhills.org/larry-osborne/”] Listen Here[/button] IN THIS EPISODE Was Larry the 10-year-old that was preaching to the family dog? | 2:42 What makes a ‘Larry Osborne’ sermon? | 5:36 Preaching can be like putting out a buffet, not a banquet | 9:03 Instructing in Christian living using the Bible…
Dear preachers: yes, people need meat. But that doesn’t mean it has to be hard to chew! Check out the debut interview with my good friend and mentor Larry Osborne on my new podcast, Clarity. (available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play). Want to help me out? Please rate it, review it and share…
I used to think that pride and arrogance were the same thing. But they aren’t. Don’t get me wrong, they’re very similar. From the outside, it’s pretty hard to tell them apart, and pride can certainly lead to arrogance. But I don’t think they’re the same thing. Recently, I’ve come to understand that arrogance is…