Author: ourCOG

Inside the Ministry Update November 14, 2012

Hixon Conference albums are now available. Perry will be taping 24 new Manna-Fest programs in Isreal. Please consider a year-end gift to help the ministry. Time capsules are still available. Holy Land gifts are available for purchase. Read mo... »

Yearly Birthday Letter To My Brother (HUMOR AHEAD)

Yearly Birthday Letter To My Brother (HUMOR AHEAD)

EACH YEAR MY BROTHER AND I WRITE A BIRTHDAY LETTER SLAMMING EACH OTHER. ENJOY! Dear Justin, I wrote this birthday letter days ago. It wasn’t something I could do on your actual birthday. The weight of depression, caused by you being born on November 14 keeps me in bed numb until about midday. I’ve even [...] Related posts: Yearly Birthday Letter From My Brother (Funny Stuff) My Book Free Today Onl... »

What If the Scriptures Aren’t about Me?

In a recent post about the communal nature of Christianity, I discussed the individualism that’s poisoning the church. Even the way we interact with the Scriptures is often colored by our “me” oriented culture. A lot of leaders encourage me to … Continue reading → »

The Idol of Self

Idols aren’t just made of stone and wood. They’re more often built of appeals to personal identity. It’s the self that most often gets worshiped. (Little wonder that most idols built of wood and stone look at least somewhat human.) Identity in America is the highest achievement, our call to be who we are on [...] »