Justin Taylor quotes a classic from Don Carson (who is providing his own take on a poem by Wilbur Rees). I would like to buy about three dollars worth of gospel, please. Not too much—just enough to make me happy, but not so much that I get addicted. I don’t want so much gospel that …
Z posts an excerpt from a piece from Todd Rhodes which wonders if churches can learn a lesson from the impending discontinuation of Google Reader. Google’s decision to discontinue a service they believe is diminishing in usefulness and has a limited future value mirrors activities in church life which often continue simply out of sentiment. …
Desire to experience the extraordinary times known as Revivals features highly in evangelical prayer. Students of history will tell you these times which feature great manifestations of spiritual awakening are followed by periods of spiritual decline, showing the fruit of the lack of attention to biblical doctrine, local church fellowship and faithful worship. Places where …
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 …
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