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Bible Study: Jesus, You Need to Help Him…He Deserves It….. No, I Don’t Deserve It
They said he deserved it. He said that he didn’t. Who was right?
Links to things I’ve read recently.
You should not assume that I agree with everything said in these articles, but I did find them thought provoking.
10 Things You Should Know About Heaven
Do these ten truths teach you anything you didn’t know about heaven?
Remembering Past Grace for the Sake of Future Grace
Why should we remember the past lessons in our spiritual pilgrimage?
Preparing Our Minds and Hearts to Study the Book of Romans
How should we prepare to study this challenging book?
Should you apologize when you are not really sorry?
What does it mean to “die well?”
How can our strong passion for Jesus fade?
4 Truths to Preach to Your Sorrows
“Theodore Cuyler, who buried three of his own children, wrote this: “It is the easiest thing in the world … to trust God when the path is all sunshine. The real victory of faith is to trust God in the dark and through the dark.” I like that phrase, “the victory of faith.” I sometimes feel as if Reformed folk like me may have given up the word “victory” too easily (possibly because other Christians have been prone to misuse it). But I think there is something to be said for acknowledging and celebrating a faith that, by God’s grace, is victorious.”
How You Handle Criticism Is a Test of Your Humility
Randy Alcorn wrestles with difficult challenges that most of us face.
Aiming for Conversion in Our Preaching
“Abstract: Sam Romine argues that although the preaching that takes place in the weekly gathering should primarily be aimed at believers, pastors should also aim at the conversion of unbelievers in their preaching. He points as evidence to to the prophets of the Old Testament as well as the apostle Paul’s comments about the presence of unbelievers in the gathering in 1 Corinthians 14:23–25. Romine closes with three practical exhortations to help pastors put this into practice.”
Why We Need History More than Ever Before
“I’m just . . . disconnected,” a friend said, pausing before emphasizing the last word. I was chatting after church with some young adults, and one of them, with her characteristic candor and insight, touched on something. This sense of disconnection was the same thing I was hearing from my students at university. In contemporary culture, many people are rootless, atomized, and unsure of where they belong.
When life is all about self-invention, history is deemed irrelevant. And yet the culture of “you do you” is producing an epidemic of loneliness, an “anxious generation” (to use Jonathan Haidt’s term), and rapid polarization as people desperately try to find meaning and purpose in the myriad of idols of this world, from politics to wellness to transhumanism. People are yearning to be part of a larger story.”
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