What does a Calvinist altar call look like? Eric McKiddie takes a stab in this post from the Gospel Coalition. How to Call for a Gospel Response Like a Calvinist “Think like a Calvinist. Preach like an Arminian.” That is how one preaching professor taught his students to call people to faith in a sermon. …
Very wise advice from Ed Welch at CCEL that begins by not directly answering a heartfelt question: “Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?” There are only two correct responses to this question. – “Why do you ask?” and – “It sounds like things are really hard for you. Please tell me what’s happening.” …
I found these thoughts by Dan Rockwell at Leadership Freak helpful: Many leaders and managers have a compelling; even perverse interest is fixing things. Average managers solve problems and get results. Great managers build people. A recent conversation with a new manager reminded me that it’s all about people. If you build them, they will fix …
Why I Have No Difficulty Helping “Issue Christians” to Move On Sound advice about a ticklish issue from Ed Stetzer, and not just for pastors and church leaders, sometimes first time visitors will be happy to bail up anyone and tell them what they think is deficient about the church. They may even have a …
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