I know many of you will find this interesting. His graciousness and steady walk in the direction God has taken him since taking him by the hand is a great encouragement. As Piper transitions out of lead ministry, Bridges speaks about his experience of Christian living. His writings focus on the responsible dependency, on the …
Last Sunday I mentioned a panel from a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip which had to do with New Year Resolutions. Here’s the strip in question. The panel is the second one on the middle line, but it’s all gold. The easiest resolutions to make are those where we stay the same and everyone else …
Tim Keller takes a fair bit of John Newton, adds something of his own, and comes up with a list to assist with self-evaluation of one’s own character. If you’re into new-year oriented self-reflection this would be helpful in framing some resolutions. And don’t spend time applying these to someone else. That’s too easy. This …
While networks, fellowships and groupings of friends seem to be trendy ways for churches to relate in these days, Jason Helopoulos writes a few reasons why the more structured and accountable nature of denominations are a biblical pattern which offer genuine protections for both the local congregation and their leaders; encourage a unified precision in …
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