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Don’t Forget The Power Of The Cross
Yesterday I preached on “The Cross” in the second message of our Faithmapping sermon series. The cross of Christ provides both pardon and power. Some camps of Christendom emphasize pardon alone – a “get out of jail free” card. But … Continue reading
What Is Faithmapping, And Where Is Our New Sermon Series Taking Sojourn Church?
I love looking at maps. Road maps, city maps, geological maps, ancient maps, globes … they’re all fascinating. Did you know there is even a Facebook Group named I Love Looking At Maps? Their group description says: It is a … Continue reading
Sojourn Pastors: What God Has Taught Us About Financial Faithfulness
This past Sunday I preached “Wisdom In Planning,” which you can hear in our free Sojourn Church iTunes podcast, or right here at sojournchurch.com in the Resource Library. I told you about a pivotal point for Mandy and I last … Continue reading
Thinking About New Year’s Resolutions? Learn From These Frightening Stats
I pulled these stats from the book by Randy Alcorn, The Treasure Principle, which I reread over Christmas in preparation for my family’s 2011 budget as well as the upcoming seminar on Personal Finances January 15th. Randy is quoting from … Continue reading
What Blogs Do Sojourn Pastors Read?
One of my Facebook friends posted a story idea on my Facebook wall. He wondered if TravelBlog could run a blog post that asked Sojourn pastors which blogs they read. So I asked them. I changed the question to “which … Continue reading
The Last Days Are Upon Us – What’s The Soundtrack
That’s right — after nearly two years of journeying through the entire Bible, we stand at the thresh-hold of the Apocalypse. This past Sunday I preached from Jude, the 65th book of the Bible and the last of the General … Continue reading
Gospel Transformation In Relationships 5: Relationships With The Poor
For the last four weeks I’ve shared news about something the East Campus did in October. Here is the text of the fifth and final postcard that we shared with campus attendees, highlighting the reason for our desire to focus … Continue reading
Grand Daddy Long-legs, A Roaring Lion, A Toothless Serpent, and You
Have you ever heard the myth about the Daddy Long-legs spider? The myth says that Mr. Long-legs is the world’s most poisonous spider, but his teeth are too small to penetrate human skin. In 2004 the show Mythbusters exposed this … Continue reading
Gospel Transformation In Relationships 4: Neighborhood Relationships
For the last three weeks I’ve shared news about something the East Campus is doing in October. Here is the text of a fourth postcard that we shared with campus attendees, highlighting the reason for our desire to focus on … Continue reading
New Sojourn Baptism Video
The video that we played this week at Sojourn Gathered says it all about the Sojourn “drama” ministry. We don’t do clowns; we do communion and baptism. These symbolic enactments, given to us by our Lord, are sufficient. If you … Continue reading
