When we seek prayer from others we reveal what we believe is the heart of God’s saving purpose for us. Too often that revelation misses the mark, and cultivates a superficial discipleship and reduces prayer to a shopping list. From David Powlison: Often I am asked, “Where should we start in bringing biblical counseling into …
I preached on the parable of the talents from Matthew 25 yesterday. Something that didn’t fit in the sermon, but which kept arising as I prepared were the contrasting similarities between this parable and the parable known popularly as the prodigal son from Luke 16. In Matthew 24 and 25 Jesus tells three stories to …
Rob Duncanson reflects on an East Timorese cultural tradition about who is allowed to retell a story, and makes some observations about the story God has given all of us to share. Go and read it at Bondia Timor Leste. Afterall, it’s Rob’s story.
From a longer transcript of an interview with New Testament scholar Darrell Bock. ht We tend to preach the Gospel as if it’s only about the forgiveness of sins. But, in fact, the whole point about having your sins forgiven is to reconnect you to God so that you can live the life He’s designed …
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