Because Jesus is Lord

Did you hear about Gregory A. Boyd? He serves as an evangelist and preacher with the Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, MN. The Woodland Hills Church is a non-denominational church that apparently is very evangelical in its beliefs and practices and has become somewhat of a “Mega-Church.”

Believing that the gospel of Jesus Christ is not aligned with American politics or the nationalism so prevalent in this country (of which traditional evangelicalism traditionally stands for), Mr. Boyd preached about this. Daring to speak the truth at the risk of knowing he would upset some of the members in this church, Boyd counted the cost and continued to speak the truth. The result: according to Boyd, about 1,000 members of this 5,000 member church decided to leave. However, this also opened the door to this church reaching out and ministering to many more of the poor in the community.

Whether you agree or disagree with Boyd, he deserves respect because he knows who is Lord (Jesus the Messiah) and who is not the Lord (congregation members, money from tithing, popularity and likeability, American politics, American evangelicals, etc… to name a few). If you want to read the full article then click on the title of my blog to hit the link.

Off To Fort Scott, Kansas

Well, my family and I are headed to Fort Scott, Kansas this weekend to see if God is calling us to ministry in this town with the 15th and Crawford Church of Christ. We are excited about the trip and look forward to being in Kansas. We have never been to Kansas before but we have been to Missouri and this town is only about ten miles across the Missouri/Kansas state line.

Later in August, we will travel to Union Town, Pennsylvania to consider a ministry opportunity with the Union Town Church of Christ. And then on Labor Day weekend we will be up in beautiful Vermont to be with the Montpelier Church of Christ. So we are excited about the future, we just wish we knew where the near future is taking us but God is with us so we do not fear.