Books… Living Peaceably with One Another 16 Jun 201516 Jun 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! One way you can tell the importance of a sermon to its author is in its re-preaching. This sermon Living Peaceably with One Another, which a young…
What I've Been Learning Yale course: Edwards enthusiasts… 11 Jun 2015 For those of you wondering why my posting has stopped this week, it's because I'm in this group looking at Jonathan Edwards' sermon series, Charity and its Fruits on 1…
Books… Think No Evil 9 Jun 20159 Jun 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! Since this is a theme that myself and others have seemed fit to address in recent posts, I decided to post this sermon in its entirety. It…
What I've Been Learning Lessons from a Bad Mad 8 Jun 20158 Jun 2015 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16,…
What I've Been Learning How Do I Live Into A Missional Community When I Don’t Like People? 5 Jun 2015 My friend Charlie Jones (who was one of the sweetest, wisest, people-loving persons I have ever known) used to say, "Show me someone who can be around people all day…
Books… To Prefer Love and Humility to Learning 5 Jun 20155 Jun 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! People cannot become perfect by dint of hearing or reading about perfection. The chief thing is not to listen to yourself, but silently to listen to God;…
Books… Love Is Humble 2 Jun 20152 Jun 2015 Tuesdays with Edwards! We are sticking with selections from his 1738 sermon series on 1 Corinthians 13 Charity and Its Fruits. This is from the sixth sermon in that series,…
Church Answering Nathaniel 1 Jun 20151 Jun 2015 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about…
Books… The Circumcision of the Heart 29 May 201529 May 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 40: The Circumcision of the Heart Our eagerness to serve others often arises from mere natural generosity instead of a real Christian love. Sometimes, serving others…
Discipleship Follow Up Thoughts on “Lessons from Batman” 28 May 201528 May 2015 As I have been reflecting over yesterday's post I had some additional thoughts that I felt led to share. First and foremost, I want to clarify what I meant by…