Ray Ortlund explores the practical outworking of being reconciled to God on our personal relationships: An excerpt: Let’s ask ourselves some hard questions: Who are we keeping our distance from? Who are we avoiding? Who are we hoping we won’t run into around town? Whose presence makes us feel awkward because of some painful history? …
I find value in reading posts on the theme of change from differing authors. There are many common threads, such as the main ideas of this post by Nick Batzig, which include: planning, communication, focus, and consistency. A sample: Sessions must lead the congregation forward by means of informational newsletters, meetings and/or personal conversations. Some …
With Usain Bolt’s inspiring third win in the Olympic 100 meter race, a lot of people (especially Christians) might remember the film Chariots Of Fire and the words attributed to Eric Liddell “God made me fast. And when I run, I feel his pleasure.” Albert Mohler writes that these words were a creation of the …
Tomorrow we’ll celebrate communion at mgpc. When we transitioned to conducting it on a monthly basis we encountered some questions about hoping that it would stay special and not become ordinary. The aim is that communion is as special as each other element of worship, and is also as normal as each other element of …
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