Those who have received the Word of Life speak words of life to others. From Dane Ortlund: After all, when Paul says, “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up,” what is the “therefore” referring to? What is fueling such encouragement? One of the greatest exultations in all the New Testament about the hope …
Ed Stetzer wrote about the funeral of Cliff Barrows, an integral member of the Billy Graham Evangelistic movement. A striking point illustrated how Barrows’ ego was submissive to the cause of the kingdom: Most clearly, Cliff was not about Cliff. One of the speakers said that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association originally had the name …
Mark Buchanan muses on the fruit of Sabbath in growing a life less hurried and more engaged. That’s also what Sabbath is meant to do. It slows everything down, and so brightens everything up. It creates space and time – a stillness – for us to linger, to savour, to notice. It is one day, …
There are plenty of reminders in my internet referring to All Saints Day, a part of the church year remembered on November 1 and the first Sunday in November. One feature of those reminders that I like is the process of consciously and deliberately remembering Christian mentors and friends who are no longer physically present …
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