Mark Driscoll in his book Confessions of a Reformission Rev. talks about the moment he stopped wasting time on people who were never going to be on board with the vision God laid on his heart and started investing in people who were interested in being missionaries to the city of Seattle. It was thenContinue reading “Experiences in Planting, Part 2: Creating a Core”
Author Archives: Tomy Wilkerson
On My Birthday
Because I missed my post last week, I decided to make it up by posting twice this week. When people know you’re a Christian every move you make, for better or worse, gets put under the microscope. Whether it’s what you do or don’t do, eat or don’t eat, everything somehow gets called into question.Continue reading “On My Birthday”
My Lack of Faith
“Why haven’t you invited me to church?” she asked, looking me straight in the eyes. I wasn’t sure what caught me more off guard: the fact she’d been so straightforward in her inquiry or the fact that this was actually the second time in a month someone asked me this exact question. Searching my headContinue reading “My Lack of Faith”
Why We (I) Can’t Have Nice Things
Ten minutes away from my apartment sits a lovely two-bedroom, two bathroom townhouse on the canal waiting for renters. In it is a guest room so spacious it could pass as the master, enough storage space to make your friends jealous, and a master bedroom so gargantuan you’ll fall over at the sight of itContinue reading “Why We (I) Can’t Have Nice Things”
The Religious Skeptic
“Hi Tomy. There are some missionaries here on island and I invited them to speak to the students this week. I hope that’s okay,” one of the faculty advisors for our high school group said to me. Because the Caribbean has taught me a lot about flexibility, I didn’t consider it an issue. Instead IContinue reading “The Religious Skeptic”
Spiritual Weaknesses: Recognizing the Limitations Within our Gifts
I’m fascinated by personality. In fact, sometimes I think I went to school for the wrong thing because often when people are telling me about their lives, I’m silently psychoanalyzing them. This interest only intensified when I began the journey of discovering my spiritual gifts. But if there’s one thing I’ve found these past coupleContinue reading “Spiritual Weaknesses: Recognizing the Limitations Within our Gifts”
I Thought We Were Friends…until you deleted me from Facebook.
After a couple of days of seeing a steady stream of statuses and pictures from a particular person on my Facebook timeline, I should’ve noticed when their notifications stopped appearing in my feed. When it finally crossed my mind I hadn’t heard anything from them in a while, I searched their name, found their profile,Continue reading “I Thought We Were Friends…until you deleted me from Facebook.”
It’s Been a Gift
Someone recently asked me if I had intentions of writing a book any time in the future. I’d be lying if I said the thought hadn’t crossed my mind. However I’m constantly challenged by the fact I simply haven’t lived enough. If there’s one thing this blog has consistently shown me it’s that I don’tContinue reading “It’s Been a Gift”
Ten Books That Have Influenced My Life
This past week I took a break from social media and when I came back I found myself tagged, not once but twice, to share a list of ten books that have influenced my life in some way. Shortly after I saw a friend of mine posting his list to his blog I decided toContinue reading “Ten Books That Have Influenced My Life”
“Different” by Mike Patz & Brian Sanders: A Review
“We have come to realize that imperfect churches can still be breathtaking churches, and that imperfect disciples can still turn heads, inspire, and remind everyone they meet of the God-man Jesus” (page 13). While I still have two chapters left, in light of Different recently being released on Kindle for free (though it appears toContinue reading ““Different” by Mike Patz & Brian Sanders: A Review”
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