People are easily offended. You may even be offended by that statement, but it is generally true. For example, people are offended by annoying Facebook posts, the types of hats people wear, or the way people speak or don’t speak. Conversely, some live their lives with thick skin and a type of blissful apathy, but … More How to Stop Taking Things Personally
John Piper participated in a panel discussion during the T4G 2020 Livestream called “Advice to Young Pastors.” In this portion of the discussion, he addresses the pastor’s personal spiritual care and “reading for your own soul” as opposed to reading for others in preaching/teaching (there is a big difference). Piper pushes for a simple meditative … More The Key to Daily Devotions: “Find Your Sentence”
“Hindsight is 20/20.” It is a statement that addresses the understand that comes with looking to the past after it has already happened. In a year where everyone is grasping a 20/20 vision for the present, it may do us well to consider the future as it relates to the past. Believers have been guaranteed … More Looking Back, We’ll Know Why This Happened
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” – Philippians 4:6–7. We live in an information saturated world. For Christians this can … More An Overlooked Weapon Against Anxiety
This post is not intended for me to overvalue or undervalue certain parts of the physical gathering. This post simply expresses my current state of emotions regarding the things I miss most about going to church on Sunday. * Background: this post was written during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this pandemic all social gatherings (not … More What I Miss About the Physical Gathering of the Local Church
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