This weekend, over 200 students and adults will be involved in the annual DEEPER weekend at CrossPoint. 19 houses will be used by CrossPoint members to host students for a weekend of Bible study and fellowship. This year, we’ve invited Jonathan Clark; Campus Minister at Southeastern Louisiana University, to be our guest speaker. Our musical …
The Lord reminded me of my spiritual heritage last week. He reminded me of all the people – grandparents, parents, siblings, coaches and friends – who helped me become the person I am today. In reminding me of my spiritual heritage I wrote this sentence across the top of my journal page: I AM WHO I …
Have you ever heard a Catholic priest preach the Gospel? I did yesterday at Beeson Divinity School, and it was an incredible message. I attended the weekly chapel service at Beeson Divinity School on Tuesday. I have attended chapel services there on many previous occasions. I am a huge fan of Beeson because I am …
Most mornings I develop a “To Do” list. I have been practicing this discipline for years. I complete my list most of the time. I find this discipline helps me accomplish much. This week I am working on what another blogger calls a “To Don’t List.” Here are five things I will not do this …
There are three preeminent “Gospel” books in the New Testament. They are paramount because they emphasize, above all else, the good news that Jesus Christ came to save sinners through His death on the cross. Those three books are John, Romans and Galatians. Yesterday at CrossPoint we kicked off our study of one of those …
Today’s post is by CrossPointer Charlie Wiles A few years ago Ryan introduced me to a Latin term, Coram Deo. It means that we are to live our lives before the face of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God. I was challenged by the thought that God is already there …
“The nature of water is soft, that of stone is hard; but if a bottle is hung above the stone, allowing the water to fall drop by drop, it wears away the stone. So it is with the Word of God; it is soft and our heart is hard, but the man who hears the …
Woe to the congregation whose minister preaches only because it is Sunday and he has to say something! Blessed is that assembly whose pastor can hardly wait to deliver what God has said to his soul. Of course, the fire is lit in the place of prayer and in the study, and then taken to …
It has taken me several days to process much of what I learned from the Men’s Weekend with Steve Farrar. I am glad to say my heart remains full from the worship, fellowship and discipleship. I was blown away that he would use Psalm 23 for a Men’s Weekend. Yet his words were timely. Here …
I could have preached an entire message from verse 21 alone Sunday morning: For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 This sentence is called the Great Exchange by the old theologians. It is the Great …