Kyle Borg poses a question based on reflection about Philemon verse 7: “For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you” (emphasis added). What am I to my brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus? Do I refresh or weary …
Although not central to the book’s theme, this tangental observation about pastoral life rings true: …by design, ministry is menial work. It means being a servant, someone’s assistant, a helper. You are running errands. You lay down your life so that another person’s life might go better. Discontentment and complaining reveal pride, as if menial …
Most of the time questions about seeking God’s will for our lives revolve around questions about what we should do. Jen Wilkin suggests the more pressing question the Bible deals with has to do with God’s will for what we should be. It’s not that “what should we do?” is wrong, but “what should we …
Don Carson recalls a difficult conversation with a senior Christian in Sydney Australia. Not difficult because of its content, but difficult because of the physical condition of the person to whom he was speaking. The content of the conversation was saturated in glory. An excerpt: Here, then, is a philosophy of suffering, a perspective that …
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