by ernie | May 27, 2019 | Standfast Blog
Bethel is the symbol of communion with God; Ai is the symbol of the world. Abraham pitched his tent between the two.” My Utmost, January 6 It was nearly half a century ago that I began to make my way through the classic, My Utmost for His Highest. It was the...
by ernie | May 20, 2019 | Standfast Blog
By the thirteenth century, the West’s idealistic wars against a fearsome Islamic threat had failed ignobly; its stagnating economy had cast a pall of depression across the once prosperous and thriving land; its national and political leaders reveled in pomp,...
by ernie | Apr 22, 2019 | Standfast Blog
There is nothing quite as effective in ministry as fellowship around the table. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, nurturing genuine covenant community is no easy task. Missional and relational rootedness requires deliberateness and intentionality. ...
by ernie | Mar 25, 2019 | Standfast Blog
The heroine of My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, captured the sentiment of most of us when she complained: “Words, words, words—I am so sick of words. I get words all day through, first from him, now from you. Is that all you blighters can...
by ernie | Feb 21, 2019 | Standfast Cast
In this episode we outline six things your church can do to end poverty. 1. Develop a robust deacons ministry Elders work with words, deacons work with their hands. We need to keep the two unconfused, and make sure we do both. Notably, this ministry should begin on a...