Being a Christian leader is hard, because Christian leadership is service in partnership, not the imposition of authority to achieve the outcomes you desire. The way of Christian leadership is that truth taught is truth lived; the Gospel received is the Gospel that compels action, and leaders model that as much as they teach it. …
Shane and Shane seem quite popular and prolific, producing volumes of treatments of songs old and new for church singing. Here they cover Graham Kendrick’s Knowing You. Apparently the 1990s qualify as vintage. I think I’ll dig this up for Sunday evening fellowship this week, though I can’t sing it this slow.
Last Sunday we resumed our evening fellowship, (and morning tea). In the morning, Mark’s Gospel takes the time to give us an intimate insight into Jesus at prayer. Given Mark’s economy of content, this inclusion is more than an interlude; more than a practical guide to the circumstance, frequency, and content of prayer; it bridges …
I conducted a funeral for a dear lady I’d known for nearly thirty years or so today where I avoided making eye contact with her husband throughout the service. Due to our social distance seating plan he wasn’t in my direct line of sight, but I stayed pretty focused on other areas of the room. …
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