http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com insights, thoughts and ramblings Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:47:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Its amazing what you can learn from your kids. Most of you know that I started a journey through the New Testament in 30 days. This has really opened my heart and mind to learning Gods word. Just when I thought my weekly daddy daughter date night would turn out the ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/my-little-fun-dip-theologian Matthew 13:1 - 23:39 It didn't take long for God to drive home a point from the scriptures so let do the same and get right to it.  In the first part of Matthew 14 we ready about John the Baptist beginning beheaded due to a dancer none the less.  In ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/new-thru-30-day-2 I handed out the challenge yesterday to all who would join me in reading the New Testament in 30 days (see post).  Let me tell you day 1 was awesome and here is what stuck out to me the most. Matthew 6:22-23 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/new-thru-30-day-1 Steven Furtick, from Elevation Church, has set a challenge to read the New Testament in 30 Days.  This is a bold challenge and one that will take some effort.  I want to pass this challenge on to you.  Who is with me?  You can download the reading schedule HERE.  Let ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/new-testament-challenge Thanks to google analytics here is a list of the 10 most viewed and talked about blog posts on my site in 2009: 10.  Interview with Dave Ferguson 9.  Its Time to Start Thinking Different 8.  Signs of a Dying Church 7.  Porn Again Christian 6.  25 Random Things About Me 5.  21 Questions to Ask ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/top-10-blog-post-for-2009 Everyone likes a good new year's resolution but have your ever made one for you church?  This is a great way to recast vision especially if you started to experience vision slippage at the end of 2009 (watch for a post soon about vision slippage).  The first objection to this ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/new-years-resolution-for-your-church There is nothing more important to a church planter than his wife.  So keeping that in mind how do you sustain your marriage through the church planting years.  Hear are the ten rules you must live and die by to protect your most important asset. Set the bar low, but set ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/10-rules-for-a-healthy-church-planters-marriage First, I would like to express that I do not consider myself to be a church growth expert, although I would like to become one!! I wanted to share some insights that I have discovered from some of the churches that I follow. I love to follow churches that are ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/what-ive-learned-about-church-growth Let me just vent for just a minute...if you would be so kind and let me!  I am sick and tired of pathetic, week and disgusting so called Christians who have no passion for the Gospel.  I'm not perfect but when did become OK not to stand up for our ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/go-for-broke There has been this ongoing debate about the XXX Church who is now based in Las Vegas. This Church founded by Craig Gross, ministers to the women who have been forced into the porn world so they could provide a means of income. It is not unusual to find XXX ... http://www.jeffjacksonlive.com/god-religion-and-porn