A Day for Discussion “We must center our attention on the Word alone and leave consequences to its action. For may it not be that God Himself sends us these hours of reproof and dryness that we may be brought again to expect everything from His Word? ‘Seek God, not happiness’–this is the fundamental rule … More “Seek God, Not Happiness”
Monday is for Discussion “Everybody knows, that with the right personality, the right music, the right location, and the right schedule you can grow a church without anybody really knowing what doctrinal commitments sustain it, if any.” Which is why John Piper writes, “. . . the older I get, the less impressed I am … More Truth-Based Worship
Monday is for Discussion Don’t know who said it first but it sure seems like sound advice to me. I just ran across the three words in a book called Pivotal Prayer (John Hull and Tim Elmore, Thomas Nelson, 2002) Stop. Drop. Pray. Is there a better way to deal with confusion, loneliness, anger, bitterness, … More Stop. Drop. And Pray.
Monday is for Discussion Renate Wind teaches at the Dietrich Bonhoeffer School in Weinheim, Germany. Her biography of Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a Spoke in the Wheel, is much shorter than the modern opus Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxes and I am not far enough along in the book to give an opinion on it. But there … More “Be More than You Appear”
Monday is for Discussion Without a process of ministry, a specific way of exposing new believers … to what they must know to grow, what they must do to multiply, how they can use their gifts in serving Christ and his Church, and how they can impact their neighborhood with the love of Christ … … More What Do You Do to Ensure New Believers Can Grow?
Monday is for Discussion 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. —John … More Is Being Liked by the World Necessary?
Monday Discussion We are a royal priesthood to our God. That is what Peter says in 1 Peter 2:9. Alexander Whyte writes: Our office is not the apostolic office, but Paul would be the first to say to us that our office is quite as magnificent as ever his office was. Let us, then, magnify … More Royal Pains: What Does a Royal Priesthood Do?
Monday is for Discussion “The best way for a child to learn to fear God is to know a real Christian. The best way for a child to learn to pray is to is to live with a father and mother who know a life of friendship with God, and who truly pray.” —Johann Heinrich … More Are We Failing Parents and Children in Our Churches?
Monday is for Discussion Staggeringly brilliant picture of an opportunity we are missing right at the doorsteps of the church in North America. If you have a neighbor in one of these categories, befriend them. You don’t have to know the ins and outs of their religion or be able to answer all their questions. … More A Staggering Opportunity to Change the World
Tuesday is for Discussion Gossip or Adultery? Which is more destructive to the loving unity of the church and its witness to the world? Solutions and Suggestions (for both) are welcome.
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