Tally Wilgis

The Church On All Cylinders

Tally Wilgis — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:25:16 +0000

There is nothing more amazing than the local church when it is firing on all cylinders. This Sunday we began a series based around the themes from the book “{w}hole” by Lisa Whittle. The book is amazing and I highly recommend you get your own copy. If you are a Pastor or leader in [...]

Giving God Attention

Tally Wilgis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:56:36 +0000

Yesterday I talked about the questions that most of us have about God in those days when our relationship with Him seems to be about as close as two sides of the Grand Canyon. When we find ourselves having drifted from God we tend to feel that our response should be to try to get [...]

Getting God’s Attention

Tally Wilgis — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:07:55 +0000

As I talk to people about their relationship with God the conversation tends to drift toward whether God is ‘there’ or God is ‘listening’ or whether God is ‘speaking’. In essence, people want to know that God is still paying attention. The unspoken heart cry is ‘Is God there and does He care?’. Often [...]

I Object to Your Objection

Tally Wilgis — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:48:46 +0000

Today is a guest follow up to a post entitled “What Makes The News”. Matt Steen, who contributed over at ToddRhoades.com on the original subject of my post has been kind enough to stop by and respond to some of my concerns. In the spirit of dialogue I invited Matt to post here and share more of [...]

Remarkable Faith

Tally Wilgis — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:14:37 +0000

I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. -Romans 1:8 One of my hearts prayers is that I would be known for my faith. Faith is defined in Hebrews 11:1 as ”…the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Faith is [...]

Wounds With Friends

Tally Wilgis — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:47:39 +0000

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.- Proverbs 27:6 In my last post I provided some commentary on a video that had gone viral. The response was overwhelming to say the least. I was informed on Saturday by an old college friend that the poet in the video, Jefferson Bethke had [...]

Jesus Hates Religion? That’s News To Him.

Tally Wilgis — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:53:11 +0000

*UPDATE*: Please click here for an encouraging update on this story. ——————– “Watch your life and doctrine closely.” – 1 Timothy 4:16 This week a video has been circulating on the Facebook wall of many of my Christian friends and several of our own church members. Ironically, the video promotes the very arrogance of Facebook [...]

What Makes The News

Tally Wilgis — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:41:27 +0000

Today over at ToddRhoades.com Todd has a guest post by a former Baltimore colleague, Matt Steen. Matt did a great job helping to plant a church downtown prior to moving to New York. He and I keep in contact and he recently assisted me by pointing us to a company to help with some business needs. I [...]

Where to Start When Life is a Mess

Tally Wilgis — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:46:52 +0000

My grandmother loved to build elaborate puzzles. I was amazed at her patience for putting together these images that had hundreds of pieces and took hours upon hours to complete. When she opened a box and dumped it out on a table I would get intimidated with the sheer challenge before her. Where I saw [...]

Christians at Christmas…

Tally Wilgis — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:55:58 +0000

… please return to the public square. 13Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 15but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone [...]