Lord, Reign In Me / Over All The Earth by Brenton Brown is a thoughtful song which combines a sense of consecration with a recognition of God’s rule in every area of Christian life. I like it because it’s more uptempo feel never slips over into triteness, but helps emphasise the sentiments of the lyrics …
We live in an age which confuses activity for fruitfulness. Christians can import that confusion into the way they follow Jesus. Part of the discernment process of wisdom is not to simply know right from wrong, but to also know which is best from among a range of worthy opportunities. HT: Z From Randy Alcorn. …
Ray Ortlund observes that adding a qualifier to describe what sort of Christian you think you are can lead to a form of legalism that actually makes the qualifier more important than the Christian. Whenever we put a qualifier in front of the noun “Christian,” we might be inserting legalism. But we might not be. …
An interesting post by Tim Keller in which he unpacks why Christians can live for long periods of time with serious character flaws being ignored and unacknowledged. Our natural virtues, which come from inborn temperament and family nurture—such as our talents, aptitudes, and strengths—are good things. But they each have a dark side. People with …
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