I’ve been reading “Hero Tales” by Dave and Neta Jackson to my kids in the mornings. On Friday, we went through a story about the first person in Ningpo who responded to Hudson Taylor’s preaching after a year of seemingly unfruitful labor. The depiction of a man who’d spent his life in the search for …
Author Archives: Nathan Wilkerson
Tuning Out Community
Last week while driving home, something I heard on the Christian radio station troubled me again. “You’ve found a place to connect.” a male voice said. Don’t ask me who the voice belonged to. I don’t know. If I did know the name of the announcer, I probably wouldn’t recognize him on the street. If …
The Original “Go.”
We long for purpose. God offers one that matters, but people would prefer to chase significance on their own terms. We need power to fulfill our purpose. God stands as the unassailable power in the universe, but people are loathe to accept any power they can’t control. They’d rather have a powerful pet in a …
Good Church
Here’s another quote from Everyday Church by Chester and Timmis: We often talk of a “good church.” When people move to a new area, we may commend a local church as a “good church,” but what criteria do we use to make such an assessment? Preaching? Youth work? Music? For Peter a good church is …
Not Small Group
Life Teams ought to be gospel communities. Here’s a great passage from Everyday Church by Chester and Timmis which contrasts gospel communities with traditional small groups. Gospel communities are not like house groups, Bible study groups, pastoral groups, or ministry teams. House groups obviously vary hugely, and yours may function very much like a gospel …
Parenting on Mission
Juggling family and mission can be difficult. Looking around, it seems like churches and Christians sometimes come to the conclusion that its impossible and since the promise of a happy and healthy family fills seats, we opt for family over mission. We tell ourselves and each other that we are in a “season of life” …
Got Faith?
I’m thinking this is going to offend a lot of people but it occurred to me while praying and it certainly comes from the Bible. So, if it offends you, could I humbly ask you to consider whether your beliefs are actually based on the Bible or some variant of human origin.