An excerpt from Tim Keller’s book, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work. It speaks to someone who stubbornly resists a week off. Anyone who cannot obey God’s command to observe the Sabbath is a slave, even a self-imposed one. Your own heart, or our materialistic culture, or an exploitative organization, or all …
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 21 Chapter 13 – Of Sanctification I. They who are effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through the virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection, by his Word and Spirit dwelling in them; the …
Ron Edmondson lists seven characteristics of growing and effective leaders. The mission Jesus has given us demands leaders strive into all these areas. The list. Humility. Great leaders are willing to surrender “their” way when it’s not the best way. They realize and appreciate the strength of a team. Intentionality. Great leaders continue to learn. …
Zack Eswine reminds us that we don’t have to feel sorry for John the baptist. He was not eclipsed by Jesus. He was everything he was meant to be. There’s liberty in that lesson for all of us. The freedom in admitting our limitations is that we get to follow John the Baptist’s footsteps and …
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