Jason Isbell and his band, The 400 Unit, have a new album out. Isbell is not a Christian, but his works touch on his experiences of Christianity in his life. If We Were Vampires is a song about marriage (not stated, but implied). The song acknowledges that marriages end. And that ending makes the time …
All seven of these are helpful. Here’s a couple: Don’t take yourself too seriously. Ministry is serious business—the gospel, life and death ministry situations, leadership expectations, and all the rest. But the seriousness of our ministry should not lead to become coldly sober or overtly austere. Pastors should be accessible and authentic. Laughing at yourself …
Not In Me is a modern hymn of testimony about the source of confidence of salvation. Not in us, but in Jesus alone. The lyrics. 1. No list of sins I have not done, No list of virtues I pursue, No list of those I am not like, Can earn myself a place with You. …
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Cont.) (Paragraphs 1-4) V. We can not, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life, at the hand of God, because of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come, and the infinite distance …
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