Kevin DeYoung provides thirteen guidelines for those who lead congregational prayer. These would be helpful in prayer meetings too. Worth copying out and supplying to those involved in this aspect of worship. Here’s a sample: 1. Prepare. Some traditions use set prayers. Others rely on extemporaneous prayers. Both have their place. But I believe what …
You’ll laugh (nervously), you’ll cry, you’ll cringe. Thom Rainer’s list of ten things a guest should never have said to them when visiting a church. It’s missing “Could all the first time guests please stand up?”, but includes the classic “Have you considered attending the church down the street?”
So, Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons. I’m about three listens in. Having produced a second album, Babel, that was as close to a second half of their debut, Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons go for a completely different instrumental palate for third album Wilder Mind. From furiously strumming banjos and folk acoustic stylings, …
Insightful introduction to the writing of Marilynne Robinson by Peter Adam at the Gospel Coalition Australia. I’ve read Gilead and am currently winding my way through Home. This observation of Adam’s stood out: Because of the place and time in which they live, their lives could be described as quiet, but the narratives are sustained …
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