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Even Their Virtues Were Burned Away
From the prophetic voice of Flannery O’Connor: “At last she lifted her head. There was only a purple streak in the sky, cutting through a field of crimson and leading, like an extension of the...
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Why John 3:16 Deserves All the Attention It Gets
One of the most well-known and beloved verses of Christian Scripture is John 3:16. And for good reason. It’s an amazing, precious, and theologically power-packed verse. Tim Tebow sportin’ the John...
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On Carrying Stones for Jesus
Elisabeth Elliot records the following apocryphal tale in order to expose the misguided mindset of doing the right things for the wrong reasons. [Jesus said to his disciples,] “I’d like you to carry a...
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Ten Ways the Holy Spirit Is at Work in Preaching
Holy Spirit Stained Glass In his book, Spirit-Led Preaching: The Holy Spirit’s Role in Sermon Preparation and Delivery, Dr. Greg Heisler includes a helpful list of ways the Holy Spirit is at work in...
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There Are No Perfect Churches
I found this little gem of an illustration while prepping for a sermon earlier this week. “Occasionally I am asked by young men seeking a church to pastor if I know of a church without any problems....
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My, How Times Have Changed
Whiskey Cane “Isham Peacock (circa 1820s), a Georgia Baptist minister, was renowned for carrying a hollowed-out cane filled with whiskey. Peacock, nearly one hundred years old at the time, would swill...
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Reading page updated. Books reflect my final semester of coursework, some sermon prep materials I’m working with, and few personal guilty pleasures.
View Article“Not…Merely An Organization”
A.W. Tozer — many of you remember A. W. Tozer, who would have written numerous books back in the ‘30′s and ‘40′s, and perhaps early ‘50′s. In an extraordinary little book called Paths to Power, he...
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I came across this nice little treatment of prayer and busyness from Don Carson while I was prepping for some Wednesday night messages on prayer. “It matters little whether you are the mother of active...
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The “Dirty Baker’s Dozen”
Cover of book I’ve been re-reading through Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson’s, Comeback Churches. Again, I’ve been alarmed by their descriptions of churches that get stuck in plateau and decline. Here’s a...
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