Mockingbird blog have been posting excerpts from Steve Brown’s latest book. This is an old story, but it’ll be the first time someone reads it. I’ll probably use it as a children’s talk sometime, as well. There is a great story about a little boy who killed his grandmother’s pet duck. He accidentally hit the …
From Ray Ortlund: “But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.” Genesis 33:4 This has long struck me as one of the most beautiful verses in the Bible. I can’t read it without being moved. But we all feel the power of it. …
This week I’m preaching from Matthew 18:21-35, which deals with forgiveness and Gospel. Here’s some words from Paul Tripp to whet appetites. In the mystery of God’s providence, forgiveness is an intrinsic dimension of the Gospel in this life. One thing you can know for sure, pastor, is that in the course of your ministry …
Winsome words about repentance from Ed Welch: The curious thing about turning back to God is that, once you turn, you don’t have to walk for miles to get to the border of God’s kingdom. Instead, the boundary line is always just one step away. It doesn’t matter how far you have walked in the …
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