The temptation of relevance
In Preaching to Convince, Ben Patterson speaks of five deadly temptations in the ministry, the last of which is to try to "make Scripture relevant" in our preaching:
This particular temptation
Highlights from a full weekend
* I spent Friday and Saturday with my mother, brothers, sister, and their families at the Nottawasaga Inn. The older we get, the rarer these weekends become. I loved every minute.
* On Sunday we
Start-ups and appearances
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
Jordon Cooper has a fascinating post from the book Founders at Work. I don't always like applying business books to the church,
The adventuresome life of Buddy
It was almost two years ago to the week that we adopted a rescue dog from the local animal shelter. We named him Buddy, and life has never been the same.
Buddy should
The Congregational Code (1 Peter 5:1-11)
The Bible teaches churches how to function under stress.