[At The District Church, we’ve just started a new series about identity and relationships — “To Love & Be Loved.” The first sermon, which Aaron gave yesterday, is about being children of God.] In Matthew 18, Jesus is asked by his disciples, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” His response: “Truly I tell …
At the first session of The District Church’s discipleship class, I began by posing the question, How many of you know that we’re called to be like Jesus? Everyone raised their hand. I followed up: How many of you actually think that’s possible? Only a handful. We dug in a little further and discovered that …
Gordon Cosby. Brennan Manning. Dallas Willard. These three have passed on–“fallen asleep,” as Jesus might say–in the last couple months, and I am forever grateful for the paths they carved, the tracks they left for me to follow. Dallas Willard passed away this morning at 77 years old. I don’t feel particularly adequate to articulate …
A couple weeks ago, at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in the Bay Area, John Ortberg and clinical psychologist Rick Blackmon sat down to have a conversation about relationships — marriage in particular. I found it immensely helpful, not just for marriage but for relationships in general. Pastoring in a church that’s over 70 percent single means …
(1934-2013) Brennan Manning passed away early on Friday, April 12; he was 79 years old. I am beyond thankful for the life and writings of Brennan Manning. I know he was a flawed and sinful man; everybody did–he never tried to hide it. He was always very transparent with the depth of his failings and, …