Yesterday, we began looking at 10 truths about comfort and affliction. We saw that God comforts us in our affliction. But that comfort is not just for us – it’s for us to share with others. Today, we’re going to look at another truth about comfort and affliction: Great Christian suffering comes with great Christian […]
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Last fall Christianity Today published an article called “Here Come the Skinny Cows.” The authors present several cautions as well as valuable reminders as they look at trends in the church and culture. However, I admit I struggle with their concluding assessment, “To position our churches for long-term sustainability we must avoid unnecessary fears and
In 1951 Richard Niebuhr published Christ and Culture, a book that has influenced theological conversations for generations now. You can read a brief summary and critique here and here. Though I don’t plan to address his specific categories of the ways Christians tend to relate to the culture, he does provide food for thought. Every
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I’ve been reading on the subject of worship lately. The books I’ve read have all agreed that the Bible does not give much specific guidance on how Christian worship should look and sound. Each author has their own emphases and preferences, some of which I agree with and some I don’t. But rather than state
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Reading through Matthew chapters 8-9 this week I was struck by the varying degrees of faith expressed by the people who encountered Jesus. The leper says, “Lord, if You will, You can make me clean” (8:2 ESV). The centurions request is “only say the word, and my servant will be healed” (8;8). The disciples are
2019 . . . It’s been another great year for our blog! A big “thank you” to everyone who contributed and to those who checked in to make it worth the effort. We greatly enjoyed reading the comments and learning just how the Lord has been at work through this ministry. To Him be the
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