Tuesday is for Preaching Question: Can you think of one person in the New Testament who came to faith in Christ apart from hearing the word of Christ and the Kingdom? “Preach the word, in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke and exhort with all patience and careful instruction.” (2 Tim. 4:2) There is … More It’s Not Possible to Believe Without Hearing About Jesus
Does Christian Community Exist?
Monday Discussion The gospel is offensive. The Kingdom of God is offensive. Jesus, the King of the Kingdom is a rock of offense (Romans 9:33). His doctrine of hell where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth is offensive and his declaration that there will be a separation between those who are sons of … More Do We Believe What Jesus Said? Really?
Sunday Musings Today in worship I was brought to tears, as I always am, when we sang the great hymn “Before The Throne Of God Above” together in worship. Along with Be Thou My Vision it is one of my most favorite hymns. I even wrote some extra lyrics to the tune a while back. So today, I … More Sunday Musings on the Greatness of God
Weekend Links for 7/23/11 Links for your weekend reading. Once again, a link here doesn’t mean I agree with what is said, only that I thought it worth passing on. I have one goal, to live for the audience of JESUS and help you do the same. John Piper to a Questioning Teen (John Piper) … More Reading for Glory and Impact
Sometimes, All We Need is an Ear. Is your’s tuned to hear his voice?.
Friday is for Heart Songs I have written about the importance of Lament to our worship and souls before here and here. Yesterday, I ran into this short one minute video that took me back to those thoughts. May your meditation on the richness of the gospel be larger this weekend. May you give a fuller … More Insight for Worship from John Stonestreet
Preaching is Magnificent Work. Give yourself, all of yourself to this work if you are a preacher, and if you’re not, pray for those of us who are.
Thursday is for Discipleship How do we disagree agreeably? Here’s some help from three men I respect. In an age of fractured accountability, learning how to approach and allowing others to approach us when disagreements arise is an important skill to learn
Thursday is for Discipleship Updated re-post: I am busy with a doctoral class and all my gray matter is focused on other tasks, so I thought it might be a good time to re-post something from the archives. Personal Note: I have never seen and will never see any episode, and I hope the show … More Desperate Housewives Revisited
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