Continuing on our recent strand of posts about corporate prayer, Michael McKinley at the 9Marks blog has posted Six Ways To Help People Pray: Pretty much everyone would agree that prayer is an important part of the Christian life. And pretty much everyone would agree that most Christians don’t pray as much or as well …
Very well produced fifteen minute video documentary on the composition of the words of the hymn Amazing Grace and pivotal events in the life of its writer John Newton. I’m sure there are still many, many folk who don’t know this story. Amazing Grace: The Story Behind the Song from Gregory Bandy on Vimeo. ht
The black dog’s barely raised a Monday ‘woof’ for well over six months now, which is sort of a record. J.D. Greear posted three insightful and constructive posts about avoiding burnout last week. Greear credits Brad Hambrick, counseling pastor at their church with this material. Burnout issues are related to the black dog. Not managing …
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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