What does a Calvinist altar call look like? Eric McKiddie takes a stab in this post from the Gospel Coalition. How to Call for a Gospel Response Like a Calvinist “Think like a Calvinist. Preach like an Arminian.” That is how one preaching professor taught his students to call people to faith in a sermon. …

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Very wise advice from Ed Welch at CCEL that begins by not directly answering a heartfelt question: “Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?” There are only two correct responses to this question. – “Why do you ask?” and – “It sounds like things are really hard for you. Please tell me what’s happening.” …

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I found these thoughts by Dan Rockwell at Leadership Freak helpful: Many leaders and managers have a compelling; even perverse interest is fixing things. Average managers solve problems and get results. Great managers build people. A recent conversation with a new manager reminded me that it’s all about people. If you build them, they will fix …

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Having linked to a conversation between Trevin Wax and Winfield Bevins, author of Creed: Connect to the Basic Essentials of Historic Christian Faith, and Derek Vreeland, author of Primal Credo: Your Entrance into the Apostles’ Creed, I was happy to read on ebooks that Bevins’ book is currently available as a free Kindle download on Amazon. …

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