Weekend Links Here’s the weekend links from some of the reading this week. Enjoy Notes to Harold Camping Followers Open letter to Harold Camping Followers (Michael Horton) Harold Camping Should Publicly Repent (Michael A. Vu) Church Growth and Discipleship How does one church have 130% of its people in small groups? Francis Chan on the … More Weekend Links for 5/28/11
Friday is for Heart Songs “Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.“ (1 John 3:13) I love being loved. I love preaching the word of God and knowing on the faces of the congregation, that what I am teaching is being heard clearly, appreciated and excitedly applied. I love “coming down from … More Is Jesus Really Worth all the World’s Hatred?
Moving Toward Christmas: Showing the Foundations of our Confidence The following is a lengthy video but it is well worth it. It is common for non-believers to say things like: “The New Testament was written down two or three generations after the events they describe. We don’t even know for sure if a person named … More Brilliant Defense of the Historicity of the Gospels
Thursday is for Discipleship What is the malady of our age? What is it that rips the heart out of our passion for Christ, our thirst for glory? Why are we so anemic in our influence for the Lord of Life? Why are our lives filled with so many trivialities? Why is there so little … More Not Tormented by Sin
Wednesday is for Prayer I was reflecting on the devastation that many must be feeling in light of their experience in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri and felt David’s “how long Oh God” of Psalm 13 was appropriate. I hope you will read the Psalm and let it move you to pray for all those in … More When the Silence of God is Deafening: The Soul’s Refuge
Tuesday is for Preaching Great post from Justin Taylor’s Blog that I am reposting here with some comments. [My comments are in blue and brackets] JUSTIN TAYLOR |7:25 AM CT Cautions on Preaching Christ in All of Scripture A helpful TGC Asks with answers from Tim Keller, Don Carson, and David Murray to the question, “How would … More Preaching Christ from Every Text: Thoughts from Tim Keller
Monday is for Discussion How can Harold Camping best redeem his reputation inside and outside the Christian community? Better question: What is the best way to protect the flock of God from such bad exegesis?
Weekend Musings Attended a nephews wedding this weekend and it was a great celebration with my sister doing an amazing job of pulling off the backyard wedding for her oldest son. I was also stunned and pleased to find that a 25 year prayer had been answered. How marvelous is a God who forgets nothing … More When God answers a 25 year prayer, what can you do but bow in awe.
Weekend Links The presence of a link here does not imply agreement with all of what is written. The Meaning of the Gospel The Gospel of the Kingdom (Dallas Willard) N.T. Wright’s response to Stephen Hawkings on Heaven Randy Alcorn on the importance of getting “Heaven” right Book Length Responses to Rob Bell’s Love Wins … More Dallas Willard and N.T. Wright on the Gospel and Heaven; Stephen Hawking; Randy Alcorn, the importance of work and much more.
Thursday is for Discipleship This year I am working on a project to memorize the book of 2 Timothy. Don’t be impressed. It is embarrassing how poor my memorization habits are. I started this project because I have done a terrible job of memorizing Scripture over the years and wanted to finally give the Holy Spirit … More Why Did Jesus Disciple the Way He Did?
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