Tag Archives: church life
Live-Blog: Mark Dever at the Gospel Growth Conference
I’m here at the People Growth conference, cosponsored by the Henry Center, where Mark Dever is currently speaking on “The Four P’s of Ministry.” However, I think that he may have retitled, or subtitled, the message, “The Person and Work … Continue reading
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Dude, You’re Not Mark Driscoll, and Other Ways to Find a Pastoral Identity
9Marks just released its new eJournal on helping young pastors. I highly commend it to you–it looks very, very helpful. I had a thought on this topic. It strikes me that young pastors, which I hope will one day include … Continue reading
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The Week-est Link, November 21, 2008: Keller, Psychotic Kids, and More
1. I saw several Keller articles linked somewhere this week and wanted to share them with you. The series is a few years old (don’t let that in any way deter you from reading) and is called “Advancing the Gospel … Continue reading
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The Need for Hard Words in the Life of the Christian
Are you an HSP? Are you a “highly sensitive person?” If so, please note that the following book is available to you: Highly Sensitive Person’s Companion: Daily Exercises for Calming Your Senses in an Overstimulating World. Or, you could go … Continue reading
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Excerpt Provocateur: Will Mancini’s “Church Unique”
On this new blog, we’re going for bigger and better. I want to update this site more often than I did the old one and keep things really humming along. Here’s a new feature I hope to use often: “Excerpt … Continue reading
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Applying What We Know About Our Internet Usage to Our Spiritual Lives
Just had a few thoughts from yesterday’s piece that covered the Atlantic Monthly article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The article is, I think, a good wake-up call for those of us who frequently browse the Internet. In particular, I … Continue reading
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Comments on God Delighting in Small (New England) Churches
From Paul Buckley in Methuen, MA (check out his excellent, Christ-exalting blog)– “I pastor a Sovereign Grace Ministries Church in New England, King of Grace Church. Thanks for your encouraging post! Pastoring in New England has been a wonderful adventure … Continue reading
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