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Feb 18, 2010
The Work is Never Over
According to one website, one of the major reasons pastors are largely silent on the topic of money, possessions and giving is that there is the fear that members of the church will misconstrue the pastor's motives for talking about giving. Honestly, that is a non-issue for me. So, here we go… This morning, Nathan Phillips and I wrestled with a couple of things around the biblical principle of stewardship: we wrestled with how to continue encouraging the church (each and ... More »
Posted by Paul Vroom
Nov 11, 2009
His Gospel Stories
As a church, we want members and attenders to cultivate the practice of paying deep attention to how God has been and continues to form us. Why? Why pay attention to our lives especially with some of the pains that we have gone through. Why? Because it is critical for each individual's health and the health of of the whole... the Body of Christ.I remember when Laura and I went through pre-marital counseling with our two dear friends, Curt and Pam Bush out at Inspiration Hills. We understood ... More »
Posted by Paul Vroom
Nov 05, 2009
Paying Attention
"...the Word of God is not intended to teach us how to chatter, or make us eloquent or subtle, but to reform our lives" - John Calvin Last week in The Gospel Class, we went through an exercise (timelines) which was designed to help us listen carefully and pay attention to what God has been doing in each of our lives. Since Sunday evening, I have had a number of discussions with some of you about this very topic. There have been revelations, reminders, aha moments, tears, etc. What I am ... More »
Posted by Paul Vroom
Oct 21, 2009
Without apology, I love my church.
It's pastor appreciation month and, as usual, churches around the United States take Sunday, October 25th to their pastors. I have no idea if the church that I have the privilege to lead is doing anything, but I want to take the opportunity to be the first to share my deep appreciation and love for them. In my mind, when I think about the church I think of a local expression and the church is specific. I want to express my love for my church even though I understand that it is ... More »
Posted by Paul Vroom
Oct 07, 2009
Bread Truck Mondays and the Gospel
When Laura and I were being trained through Acts 29 for planting Missio Dei Church, I remember hearing Mark Driscoll talk about “bread truck Mondays.” I chuckled out loud and stored the phrase away thinking that it would never be true of me. For Driscoll a "bread truck Monday" usually comes after a week or a Sunday that was so emotionally/spiritually difficult or draining that the day after makes a pastor wish he was anything but a pastor – he would even consider being the ... More »
Posted by Paul Vroom
