Thoughts from Carlos Whittaker: The local church isn’t hinging on how you decorate it. The local church isn’t going to die if you don’t fix it. The local church isn’t in need of your systems. The local church isn’t going to fall apart without the next generation fixing the last generation’s version. The local church …

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Ray Ortlund titled this “My All Time Favourite Post” when he posted this on his blog, and I understand why. With thanks to Ray, this sums up MGPC’s new year (and every year) resolution. Gospel + safety + time. It’s what everyone needs. A lot of gospel + a lot of safety + a lot …

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Trevin Wax unpacks a few thoughts provoked by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Scot McKnight. Here’s a quote from Bonhoeffer: “Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than they love the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their personal intentions may be ever so honest, earnest and sacrificial.” And …

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