The following is my introduction to the 09SR.
We have been tasked to change the world.
As men and women made in the image of God, we’ve been tasked to take dominion on the earth1. As Christian men and women, being formed into the image of Christ, we’ve been tasked to make disciples of all nations2. These are […]
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In seven previous snow retreats I had never visited the tubing hill at the Double-K. For years I’ve heard stories, seen pictures, and watched video. But I never made the trek across the field and gone down for myself.
That changed last week.
Now there’s a story circulating that Phil’s sons gave him significant grief for wearing […]
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Winter pleasures have made blogging sparse here at the void. Last weekend I was in -25 temperature with Dave Cleland in White Lake, WI for his annual Snow Fever high school retreat. It was very much a pleasure to hang with Dave (as it always is), including our dinner at Lambeau Field two nights before […]
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Certain jobs are impossible without suitable tools. Nails are not well driven by tissues and breaking up concrete with a toothpick is ill-advised. So ministry without prayer must likewise be frustrated.
In Lectures to My Students, Charles Spurgeon advises pastors of their particular duty in chapter 3, “The Preacher’s Private Prayer.” As I […]
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It is a privilege to fast and pray in “explicit agreement and visible union of God’s people in extraordinary prayer for the revival of religion” at the 2006 Snow Retreat. Every year is a spiritual battle and we are desperately dependent on the Spirit for triumph.
In a similar vein to last week, my focus […]
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Tuesday is the day our ministry has set aside for “explicit agreement and visible union of God’s people in extraordinary prayer for the revival of religion,” especially as it relates to the 2006 Snow Retreat. I brainstormed a bit in preparation for our prayer meeting this afternoon and decided to focus my requests on the […]
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