Jared Wilson points out that pastors must model the pattern of life they long to see in the Christians they serve. A plurality of elders in a congregation helps provide a broader balance of these qualities. From Wilson’s article: If we want our churches to be of one mind, to be of one heart, to …
From Sarah Condon’s book Churchy. Everyone has wounds from childhood that will follow us into the grave. Christianity is not a magic potion to make our pain vanish. but it will tell you to whom you belong. That is the best way I can describe “putting on the armor of Christ” (Ephesians 6:11) We are …
David Powlison on the fact that learning some spiritual disciplines can only happen by going through a protracted painful pathway. A couple of quotes: There’s no way you’re ever going to learn endurance without having to keep on going through something hard that doesn’t go away. There’s no way you’re ever going to learn forbearance …
A self-control that comes from within will not last, and only feeds the very emotions that eventually lead to loss of control. Only the self-control that comes from God will show the fruit of his presence in our lives. That’s the self-control I need. From David Prince. The writer of Proverbs asserts, “A man without …
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