Posts by: Micah Fries
Being raised in a military home, and then a ministry home, meant that I lived all over the US and even the world growing up. Although there were many, many blessings from the constant travel and moving, one of the greatest was the variety of churches I grew up in which heavily influenced my spiritual [...]
Thanks to the good folks at LifeWay, I have two free registrations for the simulcast of Exponential 2012. Exponential as an inspiring vision “To see an expanding number of movements of healthy reproducing faith communities”. Featuring one of the most significant Christian conferences offered on an annual basis, this year’s Exponential featured [...]
The good folks over at BetweenTheTimes.com just posted my newest article as part of their “Pastorally Speaking” series. This time I’m dealing with the need for church discipline, but the failure of many in church life to deal with it in a Christ honoring manner. Here’s a short quote from the article. [...]
One of the great hurts of ministry is the frequency with which I sit and counsel couples who have, for a variety of reasons, decided that they may no longer love each other and who are moving towards separation and/or divorce. It is against this backdrop that I find the video below – the story [...]
This Spoken Word from Propaganda at the 2012 Verge Conference is powerful as he meditates on culture and how we engage it. Do we run from culture, indict culture or recognize that we are part of the culture; that only Jesus can transform culture and so we move in to the hard places with the [...]
A week or so ago I had the distinct privilege of preaching at Midwestern Seminary. I appreciate the invitation extended by Dr. Robin Hadaway, and am grateful for the opportunity. I preached on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, a sermon entitled The Nefarious Nectar of Narcissism. I have attached the audio below, should you be interested in [...]
I love Ron Swanson. For the uninitiated, Ron is a character off the NBC show Parks and Recreation. I do not think there is a funnier character on tv than Swanson. He is a man’s man. He loves steak, potatoes and small government – and he cracks me up almost every time. Recently I [...]
Every day I run across a few specific links, articles, videos and more than I think might be helpful and encouraging to you as you walk through your day. I thought it might be helpful to occasionally compile a few of these and offer them to you. With that said, enjoy.
I love to read. There are few things that shape the human race more than the influence of good writing. This has been true in my life in significant ways. Specifically in relationship to my spiritual formation, I can think of four books that have challenged me, encouraged me, shaped me and helped create who [...]
Dr. Thom Rainer is the CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. One of the more prolific writers in SBC life, Dr. Rainer consistently offers content that encourages and challenges us to walk more intimately with Jesus. He has written another fantastic piece about what it means to be a member of a church.
This membership [...]
“The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome… religion is ‘if you [...]
LifeWay Christian Resources has long been an incredible resource for churches and families who want to grow in Christ. However, if there has been one consistent refrain in reference to the curriculum that LifeWay has offered, it has been that the curriculum offerings have not reflected sufficient theological depth. In [...]
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