2 min to read We find ourselves asking this question more and more. Sometimes, the losses and crosses of a hard life seem to mount and grow. Unrelenting troubles …
LEARNING TO MINISTER AND NOT PEDDLE GOD’S WORD
3 min to read I don’t know many people who “peddle” the Word of God. Paul gave a clear exhortation to his crowd, reminding that they do not peddle …
QUIET TIME RESET PLAN
2 min to read Three weeks into the new year, your big plans for regular devotional time might already have unraveled. It happens to you. It happens to me. …
THE EASIEST MOVE AS A PARENT
< 1 minute A New Baptist Catechism for Children recently released from @seed_publishing. My 7 year old loves this. We talk through catechism questions each night at bed …
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CIVILIZATION AND BARBARISM
< 1 minute A simple paragraph from an article titled “The Lusitania Anniversary,” intrigued me by its timeless insight. (link in bio)
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_York_Tribune/The_Lusitania_Anniversary
A BETTER WAY
< 1 minute There’s a better way. I’m concerned a lazy form of Christian activism is surging among some circles of Christ’s Church. A desire for the ease …
WRITING WHEN YOU FEEL STUCK
9 min to read “Writing is easy; you just open a vein and bleed.” One famous author described the writing process with this insightful sarcasm. Anyone who sits down …
QUITTING MINISTRY
5 min to read I peruse my newsfeed every morning. I find news about the election, details about COVID advances, wildfires in the west. But recently, a series of …
HOW TO READ THE BIBLE LIKE A BEREAN
< 1 minute Pastors feel a good pressure to press the Church to read the Bible wisely. We don’t allow scientists or doctors to play fast and lose with medicine and facts. And we certainly don’t allow people to play fast and loose with Scripture. Here’s an article I found helpful. #bible #biblestudy
CHOOSE CHURCH WISELY
8 min to read After my church’s most recent new member class, I reflected on the importance of choosing a church home. God designed the local church as the center of truth and energy for the Christian life. No other membership holds broader impact on a person or family than a local church, with many fingers of influence reaching into every area of life.