People from modern western culture can find themselves defined as the sum of what they can do. This can have devastating effects on perceptions of those who are not able to be actively productive. Aged people, for instance, feel profoundly diminished if their capacities fail. Michael Jensen reminds us that in God’s Kingdom there are …
From Jeff Vanderstelt: “We as a church need to grow in what it looks like to speak the truths of the gospel into the everyday stuff of life. To speak the truth of Jesus’s life, death, resurrection, present work on our behalf before God the Father, and future return to make all things new.” The …
A significant aspect of Jesus’ character and identity was the fruit of prayer. Those who follow him grow their character and identity the same way. From Edmund Clowney at Ligonier: They devoted themselves to prayer because they had devoted themselves to the Lord Jesus. They wanted to reflect Him, and they desired to serve Him. …
Week by week worship is informed by a long-term desire to grow the theological health of the congregation by a balanced and comprehensive use of sources. There is a temptation in our jobs to operate solely within the week-to-week grind. Many pressures (some of them beyond us) make it hard for us to step out …
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