Matt Perman offers a very relevant appraisal of the difference between Relief and Development aid, and then provides an important spiritual application as well. In both cases, the goal is to help the person back to self-sufficiency. But the strategies in each case are different — often profoundly so. Relief The goal of relief is …
A couple of related blog posts by David Burke (teacher of theology in Sydney) about the fact that a family holiday in Montreal did not mean a holiday from worship with the family of God at a local church. Very encouraging. And something to think about next time you’re away from home on a Sunday. …
Doug Wolter offers the following wise counsel about supporting others in their suffering. Currently he’s supporting his church through the tragic loss of two high school graduates in a car accident. He’s patterned the advice with a most appropriate acronym: H.E.L.P. The first of these points is very, very important. I’ve been trying to avoid …
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 33  Chapter 20 – Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience I. The liberty which Christ has purchased for believers under the gospel consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the curse of the moral law; and in their being …
mgpcpastor's blog 