The Do’s DO try to be with the family as soon as you receive word about the family member’s death. DO offer to help the family gather information in preparation for the funeral arrangements. DO mobilize the church family to join you in caring for the needs of the family. DO gently offer suggestions that…
SAY NO…The grace of God has appeared . . . training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions (Titus 2: 11-12). Grace teaches us to say no to ungodliness. Ungodliness in its broadest form basically comprises disregarding God, ignoring Him, or not taking Him into account in one’s life. It’s a lack of fear and…
This piece was written by Dr. Lawless and posted on Dr. Rainer’s website, which day-in-day-out is probably the most helpful, practical blog on leadership out there. Here’s what Dr. Lawless says regarding how to recognize arrogance: 10 Ways to Recognize Our Arrogance May 27, 2014 By Chuck Lawless I’m writing this post for me as much as…
06.12.2014 Wise leaders are often repulsed by the idea of a ministry or organizational silo. A silo is, by definition, “a system or department that is isolated from others.” Silos can cause ministries or organizations to move in a plethora of disparate directions. Thus, a silo sucks funding from the overall mission, causes confusion as…
John Stott said, “in every step of our Christian growth and maturity, and throughout every aspect of our Christian obedience and service, our greatest foe is pride and our greatest ally is humility.” In light of that truth here are some practical steps C.J. Mahaney submits that Christians should do at the beginning of each day and at…
The tendency of most parents, even Christian parents is to teach behaviorism, in hopes that the behavior will bring about a change in heart. The Bible tells us that not only is this the opposite of what parents are to be doing but its impossible for someone’s behavior to produce a change of heart. Hence,…
What is the purpose of our salvation? The following videos put out by the Acton Institute are extremely well done, aestetically pleasing to watch and biblically solid. I highly encourage you to watch the trailer below and then to purchase the whole video , which is $1.99 BUT with the Gospel Coalition code “TGC2” you…
II Chronicles 16 caught my eye and I wanted to share a little bit of what I learned in my quiet time. In this chapter you have Asa, the King of Judah decide to make a treaty with Ben-Hadad, the King of Syria. In fact, Asa brings silver and gold from the house of the Lord and…
The title of this post is a subheading from John Piper’s book Finally Alive (for a PDF version of this book click here). Why the new birth? Here are ten descriptions of our condition apart from the new birth: Apart from the new birth, we are dead in trespasses and sin (Ephesians 2:1-2). Apart from the new birth, we are…
One reason we don’t experience more holiness in our daily lives is that we don’t take some sin seriously. We’ve mentally categorized sins into that which is unacceptable and that which may be tolerated a bit. In commenting on some of the more minute Old Testament dietary laws God gave to the children of Israel,…
Theology Along the Way 