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Enclosed within his heart …
Many thanks to Terry P. for sending an encouraging email, poem, and this John Calvin quote too: “Every Christian should have his Church enclosed within his heart, and be affected with its maladies, as if they were his own, sympathize with its sorrows, and bewail its sins.” John Calvin
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Church Discipline (HT: IX Marks)
What a great roundup of articles on church discipline (including a legal risk management one by Ken Sande)! Hooray for IX Marks: Facing Up to Church Discipline
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Holier Than Thou (HT: Christ is Deeper Still)
There’s a great read over at Christ is Deeper Still that gives one answer to the question, “How come a stereotype of the church today is one of a ‘holier than thou’ mentality?” Holier Than Thou
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Skepticism Cynicism Fatalism — Or Hope
The other day, I was listening to a piece of music that I truly enjoy when suddenly it hit me: “I don’t think I’ve been really happy ever since the first time I heard this music, years ago.” What a horrible thought! I have such an easy and blessed life. I was terribly ashamed to even admit such a thought to Fred when he got home that night. But of course I did. Something visceral, deep, shocking, painful, and confusing was activated in my heart and mind when I heard that music. (Smells do the same thing at times, don’t they? Bring us back to something, someone, somewhere in our…
