Scotty Smith points out that focussing on God’s gracious acceptance and delight in us is one of the best antidotes to complaining and resentfulness. He also points out, that even when we come to the point of view whereby we ourselves become convicted of our unsavoury behaviour toward God; in Christ, God has always been …
Carl Trueman paints a dystopian vision of what Christian life would be like if the primary association of Christians to the life and fellowship of local congregations gave way to an evangelical industrial complex of alliances, coalitions, pushes, networks, conferences and podcasts; and then gives thanks for the constant assurances which he receives that nothing …
This illo turned up on OMF’s Facebook feed yesterday.
Or, in other words, our understanding of what the church is will help us know the what and the why of our actions when the church gathers. From Zac Hicks: Allowing ecclesiology to inform doxology really does cut through a lot of “fat” of what worship is all about at its core. When we gather …
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