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Help (and Biblical Hope!) for Churches in Conflict
Our family is celebrating the release of the second edition of “Redeeming Church Conflicts” by the wonderful Hendrickson Publishers! My sweet and silly daughters even held a little photo shoot in order to re-pose the picture we took when the first edition was released four years ago: Oh, how we pray that you, or someone you know who is facing the heart-breaking pain of church conflict, receives biblical, Christ-centered, imminently practical for real life HELP and HOPE. Sending my love and greetings from Dave, too! Your sister in Christ, Tara B. PS My coauthor on this project, David V. Edling, was the primary author of the PCA Book of Church Order Appendix on Biblical Conflict Resolution.…
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Relational Wisdom – Ken Sande’s Endorsement of “Redeeming Church Conflicts”
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Dream big. Work hard. Sacrifice. Be excellent. And then give it away! (HT: Joe Adams)
I love everything that I have ever read or seen by Carolyn McCulley and this video is no exception: If you have ever wondered why you are doing some “small ministry” in your daily life; or why you are working hard in secret; or whether any of it ever really matters, watch this video and be encouraged. It reminded me so much of a man I respect and value deeply, Joe Adams of Southside Fellowship. He is the only reason why Living the Gospel in Relationships actually exists. Like the hero in this video, he too is a tech geek, he has a passion for serving God’s people, and he is brilliant and…
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Easter Makes Me Think of Death—But That’s OK
Our Easter this year will be a very strange one. Rather than church services and corporate hymns (“Christ has Arisen, Alleluia!” and “Christ the Lord is Risen Today!”), our family will be 50 feet under the ocean enjoying a strangely-timed (but I’m sure enjoyable) SCUBA trip. Still. It’s Easter Week. And that means I’ve been thinking through our Lord’s final steps on this planet. (Maundy Thursday wasn’t just a packing day to me.) And Easter, as always, will not only turn my heart towards the Triune God with my life-long desire to be with him, Easter will first turn my heart towards death. My heart grieves on Easter Day because it was…
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2016 PCA Women’s Ministry Leadership Training LiveBlog #4: Abby Hutto – Show Me the Savior and Nothing Else
Live Blog 2016 PCA LT #4: Abby Hutto – Show Me the Savior and Nothing Else
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2016 PCA Women’s Ministry Leadership Training LiveBlog #3: Susan Shepherd – Show Me the Savior in the Context of Gospel Friendships
Live Blog 2016 PCA LT #3: Susan Shepherd – Show Me the Savior in the Context of Gospel Friendships
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2016 PCA Women’s Ministry Leadership Training LiveBlog #2: Stephen Estock – Show Me the Savior in the Beauty of the Church and the Midst of Changing Culture
Live Blog 2016 PCA LT #2: S Estock – Show Me the Savior in the Beauty of the Church and …
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2016 PCA Women’s Ministry Leadership Training LiveBlog #1: Susan Hunt – Show Me the Savior: Spiritual Mother Sightings Over 25 Years
Live Blog 2016 PCA LT #1: Susan Hunt – Show Me the Savior: Spiritual Mother Sightings over 25 Years