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Truth Becomes Hard if it is Not Softened by Love; Love Becomes Soft if it is Not Strengthened by Truth
Challies.com quoting John Stott: “Thank God there are those in the contemporary church who are determined at all costs to defend and uphold God’s revealed truth. But sometimes they are conspicuously lacking in love. When they think they smell heresy, their nose begins to twitch, their muscles ripple, and the light of battle enters their eye. They seem to enjoy nothing more than a fight. Others make the opposite mistake. They are determined at all costs to maintain and exhibit brotherly love, but in order to do so are prepared even to sacrifice the central truths of revelation. Both these tendencies are unbalanced and unbiblical. Truth becomes hard if it…
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Because He Is Good (“Chandler Sermon Jam”)
So intense. (A little too rocky music-wise for my simple ears.) But SO good too: HT: TakeYourVitaminZ
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Reflections from The Legacy Conference by Pastor Anyabwile
Would you like to be encouraged this morning? Enjoy these reflections from Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile on his recent trip to The Legacy Conference: Random Reflections on the Legacy Conference Wow! The ministry of the Church in urban settings is amazing. (I’m getting a big dose of that through my Tim Keller podcasts.) Plus? That city of Chicago has got it going on! Totally reminds me of going to the ol’ Moody Bible Institute Friday Sing as a brand-new (teenage) Christian. ‘Course, I’m sure the music at this conference was a little different from the Gaither songs, hymns, and 1980’s (brand-new) contemporary Christian songs we sang, you know, 25+ years ago.…
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Save $20 on the Peacemaker Women’s Study Video Series (August Only!)
Great news, friends! Peacemaker Ministries is offering a $20 discount on their women’s study—so I get to, too! Click Here to Order (I have a contract with Peacemakers that requires me to match their price online—otherwise, I’m usually allowed to discount it only when I’m onsite at an event.) The sale price is for August only—so please do consider letting your friends know. Not only would they (hopefully!) be blessed by the study, but our family could truly use a little cashflow help this month. 🙂 Thanks and love to you all! Your friend, Tara B.
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Great Sermon by Tim Keller
I’m (slowly) moving back into the habit of listening to an ipod sermon while walking Lilikoi each morning. (My sanity and health require it.) And this one by Tim Keller was a real treat: Inside Out Living It’s actually been hanging out in my queue for awhile but I hadn’t listened to it for a few months because I found the title hokey. I’m glad I finally got over that and gave it a listen. Here’s the description: “A commmon misconception about religion is that it is seeking approval and acceptance from God through our behavior, but this approach is self-centered and self-righteous, leading only to a rejection of…
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Christian Jerks Online
The Gospel Coalition has a link you might want to glance at: Stuff Christians Like: Being Jerks Online Sad, but true.
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Here I am, pastor. What can I do to serve?
SGM is spot on in this post (referencing Kevin DeYoung): Plodding Visionaries and the Church Consider just a snippet: “It is easy to blast the church for all her failures. It is harder to live in the church day after day, year after year, with all of the ho hum, hum drum, and to slowly and consistently make a difference. What we need are fewer revolutionaries and a few more plodding visionaries. We need to ask the right questions, we need to have the right expectations, and we need to establish the right vision … If you are a visionary, you don’t have your head in the sand. You are…
