Mark Peterson shares his response to a question about the for and against of using older and newer songs in church worship. I like the conciliatory and positive nature of these comments. I don’t think there should be a war between history and the present day.  I think the challenge for us is to connect. …

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David Murray provides summary of, and link to a TIME online article about how to stop procrastinating. Can’t believe that I’ve been meaning to post this for nine days now. Summary of Time article. 1. Do the worst thing first As you have a limited supply of will-power, start on the baddest not the biggest …

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I try to ration my Paul Tripp posts, but they’re all so helpful. In this post from the Gospel Coalition, he addresses the danger of being so mired in ministry activity that pastors stop short of experiencing the constructive and restoring power of the Gospel when we have experienced the destructive power of conflict, attacks …

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A pastor is not the accuser in residence of the church he serves. I hope those of you who talk to me and read this blog think that mgpc is a wonderful place to be part of. It is. Not because we don’t have problems or because we never do the wrong thing. But because …

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