Andrew Peterson, balladeer and author, responds to comments about the marketing of his latest album, providing commentary on: the cost of producing art; the differing responsibilities of people who have families and those who don’t; marketing coffee mugs; living as an artist; and generally attempts to demonstrate how some of the romantic notions about life …

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1. Over-programming confuses fruitfulness with busyness. 2. Over-programming leaves little room for doing mission as opportunities arise. 3. Over-programming can overextend those serving in Church, reducing margin in our lives. 4. Over-programming can dilute our appetite for worship, fellowship and disciple making. 5. Over-programming can have us asking “can we” instead of “should we.” From …

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Dale Ortlund asked “a handful [26] of thoughtful men of God” the question “What’s the Key to Healthy Christian Growth in Godliness?” and collated their responses into a post on his blog. In his prefacing comments Ortlund qualifies: Please understand: I explicitly asked our brothers to keep it to a single, short sentence. Of course, …

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