http://www.gregstier.org Rantings of a Jesus-loving, raving lunatic Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was almost twenty years ago when I was invited to go and speak at a Bible club meeting at Arvada West High School. As I walked down the hallway after the last school bell and went toward the classroom where the Bible clum was meeting, my heart was beating ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/moving-from-meetings-to-mission/ http://www.gregstier.org/rants/the-evangelism-safety/ Do you remember the first time after you got your driver’s license that your dad looked at you and threw the keys to his car into your outstretched hands and said, “Go ahead and take it for a spin…by yourself.” To be honest, I don’t. Of course, I never knew ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/take-it-for-a-spin/ Here's something I've been thinking about... No single act in the Christian life is as dangerous as evangelism. Bible study, prayer and attending church are not dangerous, they are disciplines. But when you actually open your mouth to proclaim the gospel to someone you risk some kind of loss. In some ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/no-single-act/ You may have heard of EE (Evangelism Explosion) but I would like to introduce you to DD (Dangerous Discipleship!) Oh, and, by the way, they both are related. Why? Because when Christians are externally reaching out to their friends, co-workers, neighbors and family members with the gospel of Jesus Christ ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/dangerous-discipleship/ Columbine flashbacks. Almost eleven years after the tragedy at Columbine High School a lone gunman unleashed two bullet from a 30-6 Rifle into two teenagers at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado. One is in critical condition. The other was released last night. My heart breaks for these two teenagers and ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/not-again-another-school-shooting-in-littleton/ Have you ever been to a Simply Youth Ministry Conference? If not, you need to go. It's experiential and transformational. It's powerful and practical. Oh, did I mention that you'll have a blast in the process of all this life change? How could you not be transformed with general session ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/symc-is-gonna-rock/ I remember my first real road trip as a young man. It was with a group of fifty plus teenagers from Colorado Bible Church. Our destination was a camp in Hollywood, Florida...in July...on an overcrowded school bus with no air conditioning. Did I mention that our starting point was Denver, ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/caffeine-strange-smells-and-changed-lives/ Move over lions, tigers and bears 'cause there's a few, new boogeymen in town. Depending on where you are at politically it's either the leftist media elite, them hand-holding same sexers and a President who has "Hussein" as his middle name or, you betcha, Sarah Palin. Someone please stop the ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/obama-the-democrats-and-homosexuals-oh-my/ A few days ago my little girl Kailey (whose 5 years old) asked me a startling question from the back of the car as I was driving. She asked, "Why does God speak like this?" and then she went silent. "Speak like what?" I responded. "Speak like this..." silent again. "What do ... http://www.gregstier.org/rants/can-you-hear-me-now/