http://www.misguidedsaint.com Wandering with a destination Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:47:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been involved with church music ministries for the last 15 years, and I don’t think that six weeks have past without either performing, or being asked to perform the most popular hymn ever written: Amazing Grace. This song has been featured in almost every hymn collection published since ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-09/13/from-disgrace-to-amazing-grace/ No doubt you have heard of “The Lost Tomb of Jesus,” the Discovery Channel’s incendiary new documentary, which aired this past March. There was a colossal media buzz around its airdate. Who can be surprised at all of the media attention? Filmmaker, Simcha Jacobovici is claiming to have found the ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-09/13/can-you-trust-the-gospel/ Living in turbulent times, it is becomingly increasingly difficult to navigate the ethical challenges confronting a believer living in post-Christian 21st-century. Love Your Neighbor: Thinking Wisely About Right and Wrong, by Norman Geisler and Ryan Snuffer, is a welcome resource in a time where relativism and personal freedom ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-09/13/love-your-neighbor-thinking-wisely-about-right-and-wrong/ A Predicament of Forgiveness Proportions by Brian Thomas “At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, "Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?" Jesus replied, "Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.” ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-05/31/sex-and-the-church-in-the-city/ You know the commercial – sensual backdrop – good looking people tossing drinks back, maybe splashing in the pool, embracing in the moonlight – fade to black with the words, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” You have to admit, this is clever marketing. Las Vegas is just one ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-05/16/stripped-uncensored-grace-on-the-streets-of-vegas/ My church recently planted a new church next to the campus of San Diego State University where I lead worship every Sunday. It has been a few years since I graduated from college, but I can still recall the difficulties of that major life transition. As I’ve met and ministered ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-01/06/can-you-keep-your-faith-in-college/ As missional people, we are all familiar with the term contextualization.  It is one of those words that we embrace and hang our ecclesiastical hat on but, as is often the case, we may have difficulty defining it.  As an exercise, quickly jot down your definition of contextualization.  It is ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-01/05/building-the-kingdom-through-socks-and-cigarettes/ In his timely book This Beautiful Mess, Rick McKinley, pastor of Imago Dei Community in Portland, Oregon, clarifies our many misunderstandings of this thing called The Kingdom of God. McKinley hypothesizes that much of the church today has forgotten the true meaning of the gospel message. According to McKinley, at the ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-01/04/book-review-this-beautiful-mess/ Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, recently wrote an interesting piece about the fall of Ted Haggard. Driscoll, in his usual pull-no-punches style, outlined 6 things we can all learn from his situation.  (read the complete piece here). All 6 points are powerful; however, it is the ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-01/04/pastoral-confession/ Confessions of a Pastor: Adventures in Dropping the Pose and Getting Real With God is the perfect title for Craig Groeschel's brutally honest story of his struggles as the founder and pastor of Lifechurch.tv. From the early days as a church plant to its growth into a mega-church, Groeschel ... http://www.misguidedsaint.com/2007-01/02/book-review-confessions-of-a-pastor/