Bobby Jamieson continues to examine how programs can be a productive part of a church’s plan for effective discipling and outreach. Programs and groups that don’t grow Christian life but simply consume people’s time and energy can’t be sustained. They’re the living dead and need to be either put out of their misery or resuscitated. …
From Justin and Trisha Davis: There is a litmus test in our marriage that has 100% accurate results. We can tell our marriage is drifting into mediocre when one word is used… It is a small word, but one that carries the power to keep any marriage mediocre. That word is…… BUT. I know I have …
Zac Hicks summarises Eleven Reasons Singing Is Important from John Bell’s The Singing Thing. The Singing Thing was among a number of books on worship which which Hicks recently recommended. Think I’ll grab a copy. We sing: 1. Because we can. Singing is natural. Really, everyone can sing. We cannot say this about many other …
On Sunday night we looked at Psalm 1 (149 to go) and I mentioned that it is not correct to think of the Bible as God’s ‘workshop manual’ for humans. Rather it is the revelation of Himself, His love for us, and our response. In Psalm 1 that which is being meditated upon is the …
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