How I Met Jesus – This was simple and
insightful. We meet Jesus in several key places.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Preparing Our Hearts Today for Post-Pandemic Fellowship
Preparing Our Hearts Today for Post-Pandemic Fellowship –
“For real fellowship, we look to the apostle Paul who models the right heart
orientation for both close and far-away interactions. Paul did his most lasting
and well-known ministry by distance.”
Who is Ruth in the Bible and Why is She Important?
Who
is Ruth in the Bible and Why is She Important? –
Her story of faith, dedication and loyalty inspires us all.
Zoomed Out: Freedom from Consuming All the Resources During Quarantine
Zoomed Out:
Freedom from Consuming All the Resources During Quarantine – “Zoom out
from your world and into a larger map view of what God is doing; zoom down into
the Word and spend time there. Spend time in real, honest, wrestling prayer.
Reach out to someone else and send a text of encouragement or gratefulness to
them. We are in this together and so is our God. Let's not miss him.”
The Two Paths Out of Trials
The Two
Paths Out of Trials – “There are two paths for people to take in the
midst of trials. They can take the path of self-reliance or the path of
trusting in God.”
Before Your Suffering Comes: Five Rocks to Put Beneath Your Feet
Before Your
Suffering Comes: Five Rocks to Put Beneath Your Feet – “Before the
storms of suffering blow against a person’s soul, we should try to put five
foundation stones under their faith.”
Saying No to ‘Maskshaming’
Saying No to ‘Maskshaming’ – “If we are truly
to love our neighbor well during the pandemic — and after — we must work to
meet the people behind the masks. And, perhaps hardest for me, we must be
willing to love those who choose not to wear them.” Maskshaming may also be
directed toward those who do wear them.
How to Talk with a High School Senior Who Is Reconsidering Fall Plans
How
to Talk with a High School Senior Who Is Reconsidering Fall Plans –
“Encouraging students to accept that they do not need to know how the future
will unfold will give them the freedom to live in the present and learn to make
decisions from a place of freedom, not control.”
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
4 Phases for an Orderly Return to Church
4
Phases for an Orderly Return to Church – These are the
kinds of things churches are weighing just now. It’s complicated because everyone
approaches these issues from their own experience, preferences, and risk
tolerance levels. It’s a time for all of us to “love our neighbor”.
Three Ways to Reach Out in This Unique Moment in Time
Three
Ways to Reach Out in This Unique Moment in Time –
“In this moment, we need to reach people where they are, connect with them
online or virtually, and be intentional to bring Jesus to people in creative
ways.”
5 Ways You Can Improve Church
5 Ways You Can Improve Church – “Don’t be
content to sit as a consumer in your local church. With the help of the Holy
Spirit, you can change your mentality and experience rejuvenated participation
that seeks first the Kingdom of God.”
His Delight Is Not in Your Strength
His Delight
Is Not in Your Strength – “God is not pleased by all that we can do —
unless we do all that we do in his strength, and not our own.”
The Fear-Sabotaging Murmur-Quelling Discipline of Thankfulness
The Fear-Sabotaging Murmur-Quelling Discipline of
Thankfulness – “Thank you that you are presently working in all things
for our good and your glory—even in nasty viruses, canceled plans, and a
stressed economy.”
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Navigating Different COVID-19 Recovery Convictions
Navigating Different
COVID-19 Recovery Convictions – Charles Smith wrote: “Prediction:
one of the most challenging aspects of the #COVID19 recovery will be
disagreements over acceptable post-COVID social norms between friends and
family. Hurt feelings will abound if we’re not careful. Extend lots of grace. Everyone
is different.”
Three Reasons Church Unity is Important
Three Reasons
Church Unity is Important – “Here are just three reasons why unity is a
value we must pursue.”
Nine Reasons to Hope in God’s Goodness
Nine Reasons to Hope in God’s Goodness – “Anticipating
God’s goodness is the foundation of all hope. We can’t have hope
unless we believe God is good—and will be good in the future.”
When Everything Is Not Obvious
When Everything Is Not Obvious –
“At some point everything may be obvious, but at present we don’t know all the
answers—or, likely, even all the questions to ask.”
8 Ways Temptation Actually Works for Our Good
8 Ways Temptation Actually Works for Our Good –
“It can be difficult to see any good in temptation, yet we know that God has
promised to work all things for our good—even temptation.”
Even in the ICU: Why Hope Will Conquer Death
Even in
the ICU: Why Hope Will Conquer Death – “God remains faithful. He
abounds in steadfast love even when sin bears down and defies our
comprehension. In ways more spectacular than we can fathom, he works through
the calamities that ravage this world to bring us into his glory.”
Monday, April 27, 2020
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
Jesus
Loves Me, This I Know – “I don’t know what’s
heavy on your heart today, dear believer. But I’m willing to bet there’s
something. After all, this life may be short but it’s hard. Whatever it is,
sing to your soul, Jesus loves me, this I know and remember
that nothing in this whole scary world can change that truth.”
Jesus Walked: The Selfless Pace of Christian Love
Jesus Walked: The
Selfless Pace of Christian Love – “So, how are you
doing on pace? Are you keeping in step with the Spirit, who produces the fruit
of love? Or are you presuming that he will adjust to your step, which has been
set by the frenzy or laziness of the world?”
None of Your Pain Will Be Wasted
None of
Your Pain Will Be Wasted – “In view of eternity’s duration, our pains
are but momentary. In view of heaven’s glorious weight, our afflictions are
light. In view of the coming joy, our pains will one day prove to have been
almost insignificant — except in that they worked for us the
eternal glory that we then will enjoy, and increasingly so, forever."
Our Idols Are Exposed in Times of Crisis
Our Idols Are Exposed in Times of Crisis –
What are our most controlling idols? Eugene Park describes the idol of self and
three ways to combat this idolatry.
What's in Your Soul That the Gospel Needs to Run a Sword Through?
What's in
Your Soul That the Gospel Needs to Run a Sword Through? – This is a
question worthy of our meditations and prayer.
No Parent Can Prevent Suffering: Raising Children Through Pain and Loss
No Parent
Can Prevent Suffering: Raising Children Through Pain and Loss – “And that is
our greatest longing as parents — not to keep our children from ever suffering,
but to teach them to trust Jesus when they suffer. And we do that by trusting
Jesus together as we endure suffering together.”
Saturday, April 25, 2020
When Feelin’ Bored, Restless, and the “Blahs”
When Feelin’ Bored, Restless, and the “Blahs” –
“And thank you for the comforters you send us. Though you’re quite capable of
sending neon rainbows, little cherubs, or ravens to feed us; more often you
send a Titus (2 Cor. 7:6), or a Phoebe (Rom. 16:1).”
Why Gather? Thinking About Gathering When Churches Can’t
Why
Gather? Thinking About Gathering When Churches Can’t –
“A church is more than a gathering, of course. It gathers, then scatters, then
gathers again. Its members continue to be part of the church throughout the
week, as they serve and represent Christ in their homes, their workplaces,
their neighborhoods. But a church is never less than a
gathering.”
What Cravings Will Take from You: How Jesus Fulfills the Longing Heart
What Cravings
Will Take from You: How Jesus Fulfills the Longing Heart – “In our
unchecked drive to consume, we ourselves become the ones consumed.”
Conspiracy Theories in a Time of Coronavirus: How to Address the Problems They Reveal
Conspiracy
Theories in a Time of Coronavirus: How to Address the Problems They Reveal –
“Discerning leaders should be wise to recognize the growing need to confront
conspiracies in their midst and to equip believers to engage loved ones and
friends who have come to believe some of the fake news flying around.”
Friday, April 24, 2020
Simple Tips to Study the Bible
Simple Tips to Study the Bible – “There are
lots of stories in the Bible, but all stories are telling one Big Story. It is
the Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them. It takes the
whole Bible to tell this Story.”
Memorizing Scripture and Meeting with Jesus
Memorizing Scripture and Meeting with Jesus – Here
are suggestions for why and how. It’s written for children and their parents.
How to Win Any Argument: The Key to Abortion, Feminism, Politics, and More
How to
Win Any Argument: The Key to Abortion, Feminism, Politics, and More – “God
lives in us. If he lives in you, reject the well-worn path of Ezekiel Bulver,
and speak the truth, with humility and boldness, and in love.” This was a
fascinating article on why truth doesn’t matter to most.
Why So Many High Schoolers Are Considering A Gap Year
Why
So Many High Schoolers Are Considering A Gap Year –
Of the students who are questioning their fall plans, most are looking to take
a gap year or enroll in a part-time program.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Anecdotes a Preacher Would Kill For
Anecdotes a Preacher Would Kill For – I’ve used
most of these at some point but they’re worth seeing again.
What’s the Role of Questions in Meeting with Jesus?
What’s the Role of Questions in Meeting with Jesus?
– “Good questions are the solution and help us meet with Jesus.”
Why We Don’t Evangelize
Why We Don’t Evangelize – Here are some reasons,
some familiar and some you may have never considered.
After Coronavirus, What Will the Church Be Remembered for?
After Coronavirus,
What Will the Church Be Remembered for? – “Christian witnesses
throughout history have been known for hope, faith, and self-sacrifice,
following a Savior who ran toward tragedy and pain, not away from
it.”
Are We Living In Reality?
Are We Living In Reality? – “In all these
shifting emotions, we need to constantly pray that God would graciously pull us
up from the muck of our own perceived reality and into the
beauty of the actual reality that we live in. My perceived reality
says I am stuck at home. My actual reality says I have been
given more time to engage with the people in my life that I have been called to
love the most: my family.”
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Your Family Is the Frontlines: Three Ways to Recover the Christian Home
Your Family
Is the Frontlines: Three Ways to Recover the Christian Home –
“Might a global pandemic be just the occasion Christians have needed to get
serious about recovering the home?”
Fortified by Fire: How Suffering Makes Us Strong
Fortified by
Fire: How Suffering Makes Us Strong – “Few experiences expose our inner
selves quite like the experience of suffering. When trials come, we almost
cannot help but hold out our hearts for all to see.”
The Christian Faith Is Not Based on the Evidence for the Resurrection
The Christian Faith Is Not Based on the Evidence for the
Resurrection – “In considering the historical evidence
for the resurrection of Jesus, it is important to avoid giving the impression
that the Christian faith is based on the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. The
Christian faith is based on the event of the resurrection. It
is not based on the evidence for the resurrection.”
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Living in Harmony During Isolation
Living in Harmony During Isolation –
“When we spend a lot of time together with the people we love, it can reveal a
lot about what our relationship with them is really like.”
Why Should I Meet With Jesus?
Why Should I Meet With Jesus? – “There are lots
of people we could meet in the world. So, why meet with Jesus?”
Tactile Religion in a Time of Pandemic
Tactile Religion in a Time of Pandemic –
“Whenever we are able to go back to some sort of normalcy, I don’t see
those contact rituals coming back until an effective COVID-19 vaccine is
available (sometime in 2021, Lord willing). That will mean that church will
remain strange, because tactile religion is such a common feature of Christianity
that we don’t notice it until it is gone.”
Glorify God in Your Habits
Glorify God
in Your Habits – “Let’s capture three ways, among others, that our
habits of grace produce joy that honors God.”
Let There Be Light: How to Read Genesis 1–3
Let There
Be Light: How to Read Genesis 1–3 – “Several aspects of biblical
teaching need to be taken into account. Let us begin with a foundational issue:
the nature of God.”
Does Life Have Meaning? Four Possibilities
Does
Life Have Meaning? Four Possibilities – “Steven D.
Smith, in his book Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from
the Tiber to the Potomac, sketches four possibilities.”
Monday, April 20, 2020
When Do I Meet With Jesus?
When Do I Meet With Jesus? “Many people want to
meet Jesus but don’t have a plan. They want to meet but never actually meet
because they don’t have a plan.”
Coronavirus, Psalm 131, And The Faithful Father
Coronavirus, Psalm
131, And The Faithful Father – “David, the author of this Psalm,
expresses a childlike faith. There were many times when he needed to trust God.”
Why Do We Confess If Our Sins Are Already Forgiven?
Why
Do We Confess If Our Sins Are Already Forgiven? –
“Confessing our sin is the agreement with God that we have sin and it must be
fought and killed.”
Maturity Changes Our Desires
Maturity Changes Our Desires –
“What we loved as children we may not care for anymore. What we had no interest
in as kids we can’t get enough of now.”
Sunday, April 19, 2020
On Living Through a Pandemic…
On Living Through a Pandemic…
- The perspective of this article is fascinating and encouraging to me.
And One More Thing: “Don’t Forget to Worship!”
And One More Thing: “Don’t Forget to Worship!” –
This underscores a list of things you should not do in a pandemic. Certainly
don’t forget this one.
Spiritual Resurrection
Spiritual Resurrection – “As Christians we
sometimes forget how spiritually dead we were before Christ gave us life.”
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Facing the Day
Facing the Day – “Sometimes just the
prospect of facing another day in lockdown seems overwhelming. Today looks
exactly the same as yesterday. Yesterday looked the same as the day before. And
the tomorrows seem to stretch out ahead of me, with no prospect of a change let
alone an end in sight.”
6 Bible Verses to Get You Through the Pandemic
6
Bible Verses to Get You Through the Pandemic –
“As COVID-19 shakes us to the core, God will give us strength.”
How to Use Isolation to Get Close to God
How
to Use Isolation to Get Close to God – “You can use the COVID-19 crisis to create a
deeper relationship with the Lord.
What Did They Mean, “Believe in Christ?”
What Did
They Mean, “Believe in Christ?” – “They meant something that isn’t
mysterious, but it is costly.”
The Sanctifying Grace of Inefficiency
The Sanctifying
Grace of Inefficiency – “Today, as millions across the world are locked
down and shut in because of the coronavirus, as swaths of people face job
losses and missed work opportunities, and as our calendars present a series of
canceled events, we have little choice but to acknowledge our entrenched
inefficiency.”
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Our Quiet Times are Rarely as Quiet as they Appear
Our Quiet Times are Rarely as Quiet as they Appear –
“There is, however, something deeper going on below the surface. There is an
internal struggle raging.”
Don’t Wait to Be Done with Sin: What Mercy Says in Calamity
Don’t Wait
to Be Done with Sin: What Mercy Says in Calamity – “In both the
premeditated murder of the Galileans and in the accidental deaths resulting
from the tower’s collapse, Jesus wanted his hearers to hear an urgent message
from God: repent.”
Give God Your Whole Heart
Give God
Your Whole Heart – “When God exposes misplaced allegiances in our
hearts, he’s not doing it to embarrass us. He’s doing it because he wants
our whole hearts. So he lovingly exposes the false gods to which we turn.”
What if We Applied “For Better or Worse” to Church Commitment?
What if
We Applied “For Better or Worse” to Church Commitment? – “Church
commitment in America is fragile for the same reason marriage rates are
declining: people are more skeptical than ever of long-term commitments and
less willing to risk a union with a partner who’s not the perfect fit.”
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
A Prolonged Sabbath in a Culture of Productivity
A Prolonged Sabbath in a Culture of Productivity –
“Can I allow myself and my children to give up being productive or educated
or entertained for even a small amount of time? Can I allow us to be bored? To
be unessential? To rest?”
Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing
Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing –
“When we learn to read the Bible in context—not just as a collection of
memorable phrases—we’ll find that some familiar verses take on richer and
deeper meanings.”
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
5 Post-Lockdown Regrets
5 Post-Lockdown Regrets – This is a
thoughtful article. It asks what we are learning about ourselves in this time
and what we are missing spiritually in this time. Lock-down reveals our idols
and fears.
Wandering from the Truth
Wandering from the Truth – “Let’s take a closer
look at wandering from the truth and how we can prevent it and even reverse it.
In James 5:19-20, the Apostle James wrote to prevent and reverse wandering from
the truth. It was a special danger in these times because they were times of
suffering for the faith.”
How the Virus Transformed the Way Americans Spend Their Money
How the Virus Transformed the Way Americans Spend Their Money –
“The coronavirus has profoundly altered daily life in America, ushering in
sweeping upheavals to the U.S. economy. Among the most immediate effects of the
crisis? Radical changes to how people spend their money.”
Monday, April 13, 2020
10 Concise Pieces of Evidence for the Resurrection
10 Concise Pieces of Evidence for the Resurrection –
“The following is a concise statement of the pieces of evidence for the real,
true, historical resurrection of Jesus Messiah.”
I’m Afraid of Surrendering to Christ — What Can I Do?
I’m
Afraid of Surrendering to Christ — What Can I Do? –
“There is truth, and there is a lie. There is deception, and there is
liberation. The lie, the deception, is that if you give yourself up wholly to
God for him to do whatever he pleases to make you holy, God-glorifying, and
fruitful, you will be joyless, miserable. That’s the lie.”
Help! I’m Losing Confidence in Prayer
Help! I’m Losing Confidence in Prayer – “But
the power of prayer can be restored in our lives. James 5:13-18 gives us two
insights to increase our confidence and passion in prayer.”
The Art of Remembering How Good You Really Have It
The Art of Remembering How Good You Really Have It –
“They say you don’t miss something until it’s gone.”
What Good News Do We Have in the Midst of COVID-19?
What
Good News Do We Have in the Midst of COVID-19? –
“Things we’ve taken for granted—our health, our jobs, the stock market, the
security of loved ones, the ability to go and do what we please—have crumbled.
And what if God, in love, was attacking foundations that will eventually
crumble anyway to move us to one that never will?”
Sunday, April 12, 2020
What Only Suffering Can Say: How Trials Feed the Flame of Witness
What Only Suffering Can Say: How Trials Feed the Flame
of Witness – “Nothing gets our attention like suffering. It’s hard to
ignore pain — not just for those enduring fiery trials, but also for those who
are watching. Our eyes and hearts are inevitably rivetted by tragedy.”
Saturday, April 11, 2020
The Day Jesus Stayed Dead: Waiting in the Heartache of Holy Saturday
The Day
Jesus Stayed Dead: Waiting in the Heartache of Holy Saturday – “For
centuries, Christians called the day between Jesus’s death and resurrection
Holy Saturday. For many of us, however, the day has become just another normal
Saturday.” It wasn’t like that the first Saturday after the cross.
The Day Before Jesus’ Resurrection
The Day Before Jesus’ Resurrection – “Though
the priests and Pharisees had the Scriptures, they had no clue. Yet they did remember
your promise of resurrection.”
Celebrating What We’ve Lost
Celebrating What We’ve Lost –
“What would be bad, however, is if, when all this is over, we returned to the
same level of trying to live off of cultural candy.”
What Makes a Church a Church?
What Makes a Church a Church? –
“The course of redemptive history and geography in the Bible is the story of
God making his rule and kingdom visible at different times in different ways.”
Alone on a Friday: Isolation, Identify, and the Forsaken Savior of the World
Alone
on a Friday: Isolation, Identify, and the Forsaken Savior of the World –
“If being alone during this pandemic is especially hard, look to the One who
experienced loneliness at a level we never will precisely because he faced what
he did for us on the cross.”
Friday, April 10, 2020
Why Do We Celebrate Easter?
Why Do
We Celebrate Easter? – “Here are three reasons why the
resurrection — and, consequently, Easter — is so important.”
Historical Objects that Help Tell the Story of Easter
Historical Objects that Help Tell the Story of Easter
– “Here are a couple of objects I discovered in my round-the-world Epic journey
that help tell the story of Easter.”
“It Is Finished”
“It Is Finished” – “There’s nothing more to
be done, concerning our salvation. Once and for all, perfectly and
fully, we have been reconciled to God.”
‘Finished’: What the Son Cried as He Died
‘Finished’: What
the Son Cried as He Died – “It is finished: the law fulfilled,
the devil disarmed, the cup of wrath drained, and sinners saved.”
Thursday, April 9, 2020
‘I Am Leaving the World’: The Last Words of a Man Betrayed
‘I Am
Leaving the World’: The Last Words of a Man Betrayed –
“His last words on that awful Thursday are words we so desperately need to
hear.”
How to Prepare Your Heart for Holy Week This Year
How
to Prepare Your Heart for Holy Week This Year –
“No plague has ever altered the truth of redemption, and this novel virus
doesn’t change the reality that Holy Week and Easter reveal.”
The Full Extent of Jesus’ Love
The Full Extent of Jesus’ Love – “Having loved
his own who were in the world, he (Jesus) now showed them the full extent of
his love.” John 13:1 (NIV)
Do We Really Want to Go Back to Normal?
Do We Really Want to Go Back to Normal? –
“But the truth is, whatever will become ‘normal’ on the other side of the
coronavirus crisis will not be the old normal. It will be something new. We
are not going back.”
Mercy Will Come
Mercy Will
Come – “There lies the hope of the sinner’s heart: that God is merciful
and forgiving. If God were to mark our sins and hold them against us, not one
of us would stand.”
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Charging the Gates of Hell When You Can Barely Move
Charging the
Gates of Hell When You Can Barely Move – “God stalls us to shape us.
God exiles us to educate us. He wounds us to heal us.”
9 Ways the Gospel Speaks to Us During COVID-19
9 Ways
the Gospel Speaks to Us During COVID-19 – “Now allow your mind to ponder
some of the ways the gospel speaks to the disrupting realities of the COVID-19
pandemic. For starters, here are nine reflections.”
Is Jesus Weeping for Us in Heaven?
Is Jesus Weeping for Us in Heaven? –
“The exalted Christ who cried over Lazarus is not crying at the right hand of
God. Jesus does not continue to weep in heaven, and that is the good news we
need.”
3 Things to Remember When Facing Valleys
3 Things to Remember When Facing Valleys – “Psalm
23 provides encouragement for the valleys we face in life—and today we’re
facing some valleys.”
The Hope Of A Double Resurrection
The Hope Of A Double Resurrection – “It’s
tempting to dwell on the weight of the global pandemic, but I would encourage
you to step back. There is a far greater historical moment that you should be
thinking about this week. It’s the most significant event in the history of the
universe. It’s the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Gentleness Amid the Germs
Gentleness Amid the Germs – “I’m not sure
what your home has been looking like these last few weeks, but ours is starting
to get a bit restless. Not restless to necessarily ‘do more’ but restless in
the sense of being more easily annoyed and more easily frustrated.”
Something Like…
Something Like… - “While much has
changed in my particular life due to COVID-19, much has also stayed the same.
I’m thankful for both, actually.”
Six “Do Nots” for Evangelism from the Old Testament
Six “Do
Nots” for Evangelism from the Old Testament –
“The Old Testament is rich in describing Christian evangelism. This wealth
complements New Testament teaching and practice.”
Me-first or God-first?
Me-first or God-first? – “Are we blaming the
right person? Are we so helpless and hopeless? I want to show you that blaming
yourself is not only more truthful but more helpful and more hopeful.”
Monday, April 6, 2020
No Social Distance in Heaven
No Social Distance in Heaven –
“God is not socially distant from us, even when we remain (for the present)
socially distant from each other. What's more, there will be no social
distancing in eternity!”
When Trusting God is Hard
When Trusting God is Hard – “Whether it’s
young moms fearful for their children’s future or people afraid to leave their
homes, we’re living in a world that’s sending out fear-producing shock waves.
And right now, many of these fears are legitimate.”
24 Hours after Palm Sunday
24 Hours after Palm Sunday – “In our
pandemic-slowed pace, may this be a week of surveying the wonders of your cross.”
3 Things To Teach Your Child When Talking About Death
3 Things To Teach Your Child When Talking About Death –
Cassie Pattillo provides helpful language and Bible passages for
parents who want to learn more about how to talk about death with their
children.
College Student, Fight Spiritual Stagnation at Home
College
Student, Fight Spiritual Stagnation at Home –
“How are students supposed to spiritually grow in an environment that can be
the polar opposite of what they experienced on campus? Here are four tips from
someone who has walked the path before you.”
The Lord's Prayer in a Crisis
The Lord's
Prayer in a Crisis – “What does the prayer we say to God
say to us about times of trouble?”
Why God Doesn’t Feel Real During COVID-19
Why God Doesn’t Feel Real During COVID-19 – “As
uncertain as these times are, here are some steps to help our wavering faith.”
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Why Being Discouraged About Not Gathering as the Church is A Good Sign
Why
Being Discouraged About Not Gathering as the Church is A Good Sign –
“No, the church isn’t a building, but the building is where
our church gathers and we have been prevented from gathering for a while now.
Don’t underestimate the value of place. Place is where the church
gathers.”
How to Take Every Thought Captive During a Pandemic
How to Take Every Thought Captive During a Pandemic
– “Things are difficult right now, but we don’t have to keep our minds stuck in
that place. It is a constant battle but we will overcome. God gave us the Holy
Spirit, who is a wonderful teacher and guide to help us through this.”
How Early Christians Handled Their ‘COVID-19’
How
Early Christians Handled Their ‘COVID-19’ – “Those in the
early church faced two life-threatening epidemics within its first 200 years.”
Friday, April 3, 2020
The Magnificence of Gospel Assurance
The Magnificence of Gospel Assurance – “What
grand assurance we enjoy, as those who trust in the finished work of Jesus.”
Corona Cannot Prevail Against Her
Corona Cannot
Prevail Against Her “These may be unprecedented days in our lifetimes,
but they are not unprecedented in the life of the church.”
Welcome Whatever Keeps You from Pride
Welcome Whatever
Keeps You from Pride – “Unless we learn to see the devastating power of
pride, we will not see our thorns as blessings — and we may begin resenting God
for having anything to do with them.”
Grieving Deeply with Faith: Not a Contradiction
Grieving Deeply
with Faith: Not a Contradiction – “When we grieve in faith, God
receives us the way we are.” We may be grieving many things today.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
8 Practices That Divide
8 Practices
That Divide – “There are certain practices which will stoke the flames
of controversy and division rather than assisting us in mortifying our hearts
which are so prone to division.”
“What Do You Want?”: Pastoral Reflections on Faithfulness
“What Do
You Want?”: Pastoral Reflections on Faithfulness – “Faithfulness shows
up in a ton of different, practical, and beautiful ways.”
Influencer of the Year
Influencer of the Year – “Few of us realize the
power of the tongue for good or for evil. We therefore don’t maximize the good
our tongue can do. But we also minimize the damage our tongue can do.”
The Fear that Produces Fearlessness
The Fear
that Produces Fearlessness – “To put it succinctly, God is,
He will never leave or forsake us, and we are called to fear Him, which
produces an other-worldly fearlessness in us.”
How to Proclaim Hope in the Shadow of Death
How
to Proclaim Hope in the Shadow of Death – “In a matter of
days, we will celebrate a holiday that has been at the center of Christianity
for two thousand years—Easter. There has never been a more hopeless time,
humanly speaking, than when the Son of God was in the grave. At that point, it
seemed like the end.”
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Trusting God in Your Waiting Season
Trusting God
in Your Waiting Season – “Maybe you’ve been there too, asking
God, Where do I go from here? What’s the next step? or Is this ever going
to change?”
How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus
How
to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus – “Let me give
you some things that I can see and you can see in the Bible that God is
planning to do with the coronavirus.”
How I Survive Social Distancing
How I Survive Social Distancing – “Staying
informed and making wise decisions based on that information is a good thing.
The problem is that we can develop an unhealthy habit in our hearts where we
meditate on trouble and forget God.”
Coping With the Silence of Self-Isolation
Coping With the Silence of Self-Isolation – “Can
we simply sit and be still with him? Can we cope with the silence? Or will we
continue to fill it as much as we possibly can?”
I Didn’t Know I Loved You Like This
I Didn’t Know I Loved You Like This –
Isolation from one another makes me love my church family that much more.
The Most Dangerous Job in the World
The Most Dangerous Job in the World – “Many
want to be preachers and Bible teachers without realizing how dangerous a job
it is.”
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