Tim Keller takes a fair bit of John Newton, adds something of his own, and comes up with a list to assist with self-evaluation of one’s own character. If you’re into new-year oriented self-reflection this would be helpful in framing some resolutions. And don’t spend time applying these to someone else. That’s too easy. This …
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 51 Q & A 195 Q What do we pray for in the sixth petition? A In the sixth petition (which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil), acknowledging, that the most wise, righteous, and gracious God, for various holy and just ends, may …
Because as we age our perception of time passing speeds up, and because pastoral ministry is one of the ‘unfinishable’ vocations, each December brings for me a sense of ‘What. Already?’ mixed with ‘Oh, there was so much more to be done…’ that makes the weeks between the end of November and Christmas quite a …
Offering all the usual sorts of caveats about first order issues, Daniel Darling writes about those situations where people don’t like something (of secondary importance) about the church to which they belong: This is what I tell people who tell me there is something about our church they don’t like or about their church they …
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