Author Archives: Keith Ferguson
My Life Verse
Two verses from the book of Jeremiah have been guiding lights for me from early in my Christian life: 23 This is what the Lord says: The wise man must not boast in his wisdom; the strong man must not boast in his strength; the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth. 24 But … Continue reading
Men & Women
One of the greatest areas of confusion around our globe today centers on gender issues. We are all aware that our personal gender and the gender of others is important, but we are unsure why and for what purpose. As a global generation, we tend to distort gender in two ways: 1- Some think that … Continue reading
Gospel Identity
One of my personal core-values (and one that I have tried to build into the culture of our church staff) is do ministry out of my identity in Christ. What I mean by this is that we don’t seek our identity in our performance or metrics, but in what Jesus Christ has done for us … Continue reading
The Whole Counsel (& Money)
One of the most important skills to learn in Bible-study (as a student of the Word and a teacher of the Word) is to teach everything the Bible says about a subject rather than just emphasize one thing the Bible says. We are constantly in danger if we reduce the teaching of the Word to one … Continue reading
Contextualization & Syncretism
Good missionaries know that they must contextualize their ministry to their receiving culture. Missionaries seek to present the eternal truth of the gospel in a way that a non-Christian culture can understand and respond to God’s voice. The most obvious form of contextualization (though not always the most simple) happens when a missionary crosses a language … Continue reading
The Best Gospel Tract Ever Written
I wish every person in the world would take at least take ten minutes and read these words that were written 750 years before Jesus was born. They never cease to amaze me. Read it slowly and in awe. Isaiah 52:13-53:13 See, My Servant will act wisely; He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted. Just as many were appalled … Continue reading
Jesus in Beijing
David Aikman’s book on the history of Christianity in China is a must read for anyone today who wants to understand non-Western Christianity and the missionary movement of God around the world. Aikman worked at one time as the Beijing bureau chief for Time Magazine where he was able to gain perspective on the rapid … Continue reading
$5,300,508.29
Our church is currently running 25 Financial Peace University groups across the city of Round Rock which include more than 360 adults. As of spring-break (next week), we are approaching the half-way mark in the program (6 weeks out of 13). We just recently compiled the consumer debt load of those in FPU, and without … Continue reading
Marriage Under Seige
Charles Murray has written a new book called Coming Apart where he examines the changes in American culture over the last 50 years. One can argue with his suggestions of how we fix some of our cultural problems, but one cannot argue with the data he has collected. He wrote a summary article in the … Continue reading
Study Break Day #5
10:00pm End of my study break 2012. Still reading, but done blogging. Thankful to God for His grace to work hard this week in praying, reading, planning, and dreaming. My prayer is that some of what I have dreamed about and worked on during this break will help our congregation grow in the likeness of … Continue reading
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