Thursday, February 13, 2014

Antinomianism: Reformed Theology's Unwelcome Guest? - Reformation21

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Insufficiency of Small Groups for Discipleship – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Don't lose this - it digs deeper & deeper through links

The Insufficiency of Small Groups for Discipleship – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Friday, July 27, 2012

PORN WARNING

Oh, to have understood the impact of apparently innocent porn 50 years ago. Parents, bite the bullet and educate your children!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-dubinsky/porn-addiction_b_1686481.html

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

No Country for Old Men? - Reformation21

No Country for Old Men? - Reformation21:

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Monday, July 2, 2012

10 Tips on Solving Mysterious Bible Passages from Sherlock Holmes – Trevin Wax

10 Tips on Solving Mysterious Bible Passages from Sherlock Holmes – Trevin Wax:

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Toward Better Short-Term Missions – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Toward Better Short-Term Missions – The Gospel Coalition Blog: "In the first article I laid out the history of short-term missions and some of the opportunities it has provided. The second article pointed to some of the problems that surround the enterprise. Now I want to offer a way forward."

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Eight Reasons Why My Anxiety Is Pointless and Foolish – Justin Taylor

Eight Reasons Why My Anxiety Is Pointless and Foolish – Justin Taylor:

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Monday, March 26, 2012

My testimony

I gave this at Celebrate Recovery last September. Am posting now for anyone who might be interested:

Before Christ

In one sense my “story” is all about trying to “make it through works”. I spent the majority of my life thinking that the major goal in life was “success” ... and that one could “achieve” this and all goals through hard work and maybe some luck. This success, measured primarily through financial means, could make (or, at least allow, one to be “happy”). Words like “Grace”, “Salvation”, & “Faith” did not come up as a useful term in my vocabulary. While the love within my family was important, that was never quite enough for the “success driven life”.

Is Higher Education Still Worth the Cost?

This article goes deeper than the subject title might suggest - it has profound and not very promising message for my guys at the recovery houses.

September 2011

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Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

THE GREAT RECESSION HAS ACCELERATED THE HOLLOWING-OUT OF THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS. AND IT HAS ILLUMINATED THE WIDENING DIVIDE BETWEEN MOST OF AMERICA AND THE SUPER-RICH. BOTH DEVELOPMENTS HERALD GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. HERE IS HOW WE CAN BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN US.

By Don Peck

IN OCTOBER 2005, three Citigroup analysts released a report describing the pattern of growth in the U.S. economy. To really understand the future of the economy and the stock market, they wrote, you first needed to recognize that there was “no such animal as the U.S. consumer,” and that concepts such as “average” consumer debt and “average” consumer spending were highly misleading.

On Defining the Label "Celebrity Pastors"

Very thought provoking - takes a while to follow the links, but it's worth it.

On Defining the Label “Celebrity Pastors” (Updated)

Thursday, October 6, 2011

What The City offers that Facebook can’t | The City | Church Software

What The City offers that Facebook can’t

Many people ask us if The City is basically just the church’s version of Facebook. Our subscribing churches don’t think so!

Here at The City, we actually embrace Facebook and what it can offer you. However, Facebook cannot meet all of your church’s needs, which is why The City focuses on increasing your church’s vitality and engagement.

ENGAGEMENT! Churches using The City have over 70% of their members, on average, engaged in regular community each month. This is much higher than the same statistic for Facebook, which is only 50%, and much higher than what most churches were able to achieve offline previously. So, the many ways to communicate, share, and grow via The City are drawing in higher usage than even the world’s biggest social network!

Authenticity and Privacy. With The City, you have much more control over who sees your updates, your messages, and your prayer requests, which allows you to be much more authentic and real. You can share deep stuff and be confident that it will be private.

Small Groups. The City allows your church to manage small groups online with much more control and flexibility than Facebook offers. You can have a flexible structure, delegated leaders, better privacy, events, and engagement metrics.

Focused Communication. The average Facebook user is connected with 80 community pages, groups, and events. How can your church communication rise above that noise? With The City, your church can communicate key messages in a focused way.

Advertising. Facebook is constantly pushing ads to its users. With The City, the only promotions your members will see are the church promotions that your church wants!

Protection. With Facebook being so large, it is constantly under attack by hackers, viruses, and malware. Your church will have none of this with The City.

The City & Facebook »

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Communication | The City | Church Software

Communication | The City | Church Software: we're off and running at Faith Presbyterian Church PCA

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

You Export What You Are Manufacturing

A good word from Doug Wilson for both missions “goers” and “senders”:

What you practice at home is the show you take on the road. What you grow in your fields is what you load on the trucks. Compassing sea and land doesn’t generate a new message. The way you live when you get on the plane is going to be the single best indicator of how you live when you get off the plane. In short, don’t expect geographical location to fix anything.

You can read the whole thing here.

You Export What You Are Manufacturing