Tag: Blogs

Why The Last Five Year Of Your Life Have Disappeared – Feel like time is flying by and you’ve got nothing to show for it? There are scientific reasons for that. 

12 Books That Showcase the Grand Narrative of Scripture – Trevin Wax, author of Gospel-Centered Teaching, lists 12 books that are helpful in grasping “the story” of Scripture.

Six Ways Your iPhone Is Changing You – An interesting interview with David Wells and Douglas Groothuis. For a quick look at the six questions that are asked in this interview, check out Tim Chester’s page.

Working From Coffee Shops Could Be Destroying Your Productivity  This is for all the coffee shop folks.

The Bible is First A Story, Not Propositions or Commands – It is no accident that the Bible comes to us primarily by way of narrative—but not just any narrative. Here we have the grandest narrative of all — God’s own story.

10 Steps To Help Seekers Find The Lord – Some helpful thoughts in pointing others to Christ.

The Empty Pickle Jar Movie – Simple truth on managing time.

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9 Things Rich People Do Differently Every Day – Interesting discoveries of those who are wealthy…not that we should do these things just to be wealthy!

5 Specific Prayers For The Unsaved – There are people all around you who need Jesus. He wants to use you to reach them. Here are some of the specific ways you too can pray for people the in your life who need Christ.

15 Benefits of the Word of God – If you’re wondering how to come to the Word today, consider these 15 beautiful benefits of Scripture.

14 Sobering Reminders When Confronting Sin – These reminders keep us serious, humble, and prayerful throughout the process of dealing with sin. 

A Simple Timeline of Acts – This is helpful for those who like to get the “big picture.”

A Surprising Trait In Leadership – The most important character trait of a leader is one that you’re more likely to associate with a dull person than a dynamic leader: predictability. The more predictable you are, day after day, the better. 

Tim Hawkins: Hand Raising and Sanitizer – This never gets old!!

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Three Tips For Better Bible Reading – One of the ways mentioned here is getting an idea of how long it takes to read certain books of the Bible and then carving out that much time in your schedule. There is actually a chart given to show on average how long it takes to read each book of the Bible.

When A Church Stops Reaching It’s Community – When a church ceases to have a heart and ministry for its community, it is on the path toward death. Whenever local churches are mentioned in the New Testament, they are always exhorted to be other-centered.

In Praise of The Quiet Time – If Jesus expressed and experienced his relationship with the Father through a “quiet time,” if the One who was, in fact, eternally one with the Godhead still took intentional time for personal prayer and Bible study, we would do well to follow his pattern.

The New American Dream: Searching For Spirituality – People are hungry for stories of spiritual discoveries – and for mainstream platforms willing to explore them.

Can You Love Yourself Too Much? – The answer is no. Absolutely not.
The issue is not how much you love yourself. The issue is how much you love yourself in comparison to God.

Five Great Books On Evangelical Christianity – This is for all you history people out there. It’s a list put together by Thomas Kidd, history professor at Baylor. Reading them will give you a great perspective of who we are as evangelicals from an historical perspective.

You’re Doing Twitter Wrong

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Blaise Pascal On A New Study Showing Men Who Rather Experience Electrical Shock Than Be Alone With Their Thoughts
The Washington Post recently summarized a recent study published in Science showing a sad but not surprising result: men would rather experience an electrical shock than to be along with his own thoughts.

How Churches Became Cruise Ships – Just as modern cruise ships have redefined the passenger shipping, today’s megachurches have redefined our understanding of ministry. And like the cruise industry, megachurches have flourished.

Forsaken Faith – Thoughts on why an astounding number of college students are abandoning their faith in Christ.

The Great Commission Means Sharing Christ’s Story, Not Yours
We interpret The Great Commission’s “Go make disciples” as “Go tell your story.” They are not the same thing.

8 Questions To Boost Your Productivity – Spend some time reflecting on these (it may take a day or two), and remember to be honest with yourself.

Evangelism At Ease – Sweaty hands and a gnawing in the stomach. Nervous thoughts that can’t sort themselves out fast enough. The all too cognitive sense that the words coming out are forced, a formula you’d rather memorize than fumble through.

Ragamuffin Official Trailer – A must-see movie about Rich Mullins and the scandalous grace of God.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF7qbCTFja0

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Why Younger Evangelicals May Feel Uneasy In A Patriotic Church Service – In my experience, I find that many younger evangelicals are turned off by ”God and country” type services. And many younger evangelical leaders in established churches find themselves in a quandary whenever July 4 rolls around.

The Danger of Coasting – I see in my own life a tendency to coast—to coast in my relationships, to coast in my pursuit of godliness, to coast in my pursuit of God himself.

How Jesus Loves, How We Change – Jesus loves life, grace and holiness into us; he loves us into covenant, loves us into heaven.

When We Best Learn The Bible –  Sound Bible study is rooted in a celebration of delayed gratification. Gaining Bible literacy requires allowing our study to have a cumulative effect — across weeks, months, years — so that the interrelation of one part of Scripture to another reveals itself slowly and gracefully, like a dust cloth slipping inch by inch from the face of a masterpiece.

Where Have All The Cultists Gone? – The first symptom we might expect of genuine American secularization would be the disappearance of cults, and a precipitous decline in activism and enthusiasm on the spiritual fringe, which is exactly what has taken place over the past two decades. … Perhaps secularization really is looming.

33 Under 33 – Meet the millennials. They are 33 and younger. They are all on Twitter. And they are bringing innovation to the wide-ranging work of the kingdom. Behold, they are doing a new thing.

What Is Hell?

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Are You Too Christian For Non-Christians? – It is so easy to fill our time with the activity and fellowship of Christian life. Block out time for prayer, quiet time, worship, Sunday school, small group, committee meetings, accountability partners, Christian entertainment, political action and socializing with your best friends with whom you just so happen to also attend church and, well, there really isn’t much margin left for, let’s say, evangelism.

How Much Time Do People Read? – A new study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the average American reads only 19 minutes a day (a rate at which the George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series would take more than a year for most readers).

4 Marks of Biblical Discipleship – Here are four important truths we should keep in mind as we consider biblical discipleship.

Cool at 13, Adrift at 23 – At 13, they were viewed by classmates with envy, admiration and not a little awe. At 23, they were not doing so well. 

How To Spend The First 10 Minutes of Your Day – What’s the first thing you do when you arrive at your desk? For many of us, checking email or listening to voice mail is practically automatic. In many ways, these are among the worst ways to start a day.

Why Aren’t College Graduates Ready For The Workforce? – Fifty-nine percent of business decision-makers and 54 percent of corporate recruiters give recent graduates a grade of C or lower for preparedness in their first job. 

25 Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World

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Is Your Small Group on Mission or Missional? – When it comes to small groups, there’s a difference between being on mission and being missional. Which better defines your group? And why does it matter?

Preachers Aren’t The Only Ones With Pulpits – We are all preachers. Some of us deliver our sermons to large crowds while we stand behind wooden podiums. Others preach their sermons to crowds of two while driving to soccer practice.

The Key to True Productivity: Valuing What God Values – Lots of time management books talk about the importance of values. But that’s not enough, because you can value the wrong things.

There’s No Such Thing As The Gift of Evangelism – Why is it that Christians are always looking for ways to talk themselves out of doing evangelism?

Should We Pray For Revival? – Ours is not the first generation to recognize the spiritual declension among us, or to see the need for God to awaken his church and touch our land. From the saints of the Old Testament to leaders in our time, prayer for revival has marked believers who understand the need for the Spirit surpasses our ability and intelligence.

How My Son With Autism Transformed My Business – Watching my son progress taught me that we underestimate the abilities and contribution of people on the margins. Seeing the way Austin is dismissed or ignored by others gave me the courage to stand up for those who are unjustly overlooked and ignored.

The Power of Giving

 

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