Getting to a Place of Marital Unity

Getting to a Place of Marital Unity – “The bottom line is that you have a lot that works against your marital unity—personality and background differences, but especially spiritual attacks. But don’t let that defeat you! Marital unity IS possible!”

Unity, Apart from the Gospel, is Self-Exaltation

Unity, Apart from the Gospel, is Self-Exaltation – “In John 17, Jesus’ high priestly prayer just before His death, He could have prayed many things for His followers, and He did. But one of the recurring themes in that passage of Scripture is unity.”

A Prayer for Times of Controversy

A Prayer for Times of Controversy – “Richard Baxter, aware of his own sinfulness, penned a prayer meant to plead God’s help in times of controversy.”

 

3 Threats to Christian Unity and How to Address Them

3 Threats to Christian Unity and How to Address Them – “We live in increasingly divided times. Some pull to the left and others to the right. What caused our division?”

 

What Does Disunity Say? Three Common Types of Division

What Does Disunity Say? Three Common Types of Division – “Christian relationships encounter all the temptations common to man. That’s why Christian churches will rarely experience a kind of unity that knows no conflict or struggle.”

That They May All Be One? Why Unity Is Still Worth Pursuing

That They May All Be One? Why Unity Is Still Worth Pursuing – Unity is not an option and it’s a lot of work.

5 Ways to Maintain Unity amid Disagreement

5 Ways to Maintain Unity amid Disagreement – “Here are five encouragements.”

Where Do We Find Unity Now? The Surprising Path to Real Peace

Where Do We Find Unity Now? The Surprising Path to Real Peace – “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other?”

The Paradox of Christ for a Polarized World

The Paradox of Christ for a Polarized World – “We live in times of polarization and fragmentation. In many places, the ties that have historically bound societies together are coming apart.”

After Disruption

After Disruption – “In our own context in the cosseted West, a pandemic has been a spark to the dry tinder of our casual approach to gathered worship, and our assumed unity in things other than the gospel.”

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity – The Love of Christians Is the Gospel’s Greatest Defense

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity: The Love of Christians Is the Gospel’s Greatest Defense

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity: The Love of Christians Is the Gospel’s Greatest Defense – “If an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has a right to judge that he or she is not a Christian.”

A Pastoral Prayer for Unity Amid Pandemic

A Pastoral Prayer for Unity Amid Pandemic – This is a good prayer for churches in these times.

A Pandemic of Disunity: How We Drive the World Away

A Pandemic of Disunity: How We Drive the World Away – “The increase in Christians bickering over non-essentials doesn’t seem to be a passing phase. And it injures our witness, inviting eye rolls and mockery from unbelievers and prompting believers to wonder whether church hurts more than it helps.”

Many Voices, One Song

Many Voices, One Song – “Singing together about Christ strengthens our unity in Christ.”

How Can Christians Unite While Disagreeing About COVID-19?

How Can Christians Unite While Disagreeing About COVID-19? – “Christians are painfully divided over politics, masks, vaccines, social distancing, Dr Fauci, and so on. We will probably never agree on these matters. So do we just give up and accept the disunity. How can Christians unite while disagreeing about COVID-19?”

A Church Only Explained by the Gospel

A Church Only Explained by the Gospel – “The church must inhabit a very this worldly culture with a very other-worldly nature. When outsiders look in, they should struggle a bit to explain what makes us gather together.”

Lessons from London for a Divided American Church

Lessons from London for a Divided American Church – “In the American church it has become our recent practice to highlight secondary theological distinctives as our shared love for the gospel and biblical orthodoxy fades to the background.”

Ambassadors of Heaven

Ambassadors of Heaven – “When you become a Christian, no matter your upbringing, nationality, race, culture, language, gender, or economic status… your primary identity is in Christ.”

Returning to ‘Normal’: The Gift of Harmonious Living

Returning to ‘Normal’: The Gift of Harmonious Living – “Why is this unity both good and good for us? Why should we be so intentional about community and unity in our local churches?”