Another reminder that weekly corporate worship is not the equivalent of TAFE or an Amway Rally. From Douglas Wilson: “What are the elements of our worship service as we renew our covenant with God weekly? But first a word about this word renewal, which might be misunderstood. We do not renew our covenant with God …
Mark Altrogge gives some wide advice about giving advice: A few years ago I shared a challenge I was having with one of my children with a friend of mine, CB, who helps care for our church. I so appreciated his first response. He asked, “Mark, how are you doing?” Before you start giving advice …
Mark Galli compares the biomechanics of the golf swing with sanctification and the ethics of Christian life at Christianity Today. In the course of his article he writes: We are in the bad habit of thinking that ethics is a REAL SERIOUS BUSINESS, that our welfare and the welfare of the world depend on its …
What does Love Without Walls (Laurie Beshore, Zondervan, 2012) promise? In 150 pages Laurie Beshore writes about her personal experience in founding and leading the outreach ministry arm of Mariners Church in Orange County, California, USA. Beshore aims to provide a book about “what not to do in ministry… figuring out how to love the …
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