Growing Together for God's Glory
This is a great article from John and Noel Piper about preparing children to be with families in the worship service, along with why we should be doing so. “The greatest stumbling block for children in worship is that their parents do not cherish the hour. Children can feel the difference between duty and delight. [...]
This past week I was struck by some of the analysis over the fiasco surrounding Arkansas’ coach Bobby Petrino. Petrino was the successful coach and married father of four who had a former mistress in tow when he wrecked his motorcycle April 1. As bad as the ‘original sin’ was, the focus of my comments [...]
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
“Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my [...]
As part of our desire to be faithful shepherds of the flock who continue to grow in our love for God and people, the elders will be reading a new book every quarter. We are striving to pick books that will help us to grow both as Christians under the care of our great Shepherd, [...]
In a recent Christianity Today interview, John Piper recounts the painful events surrounding the excommunication of his 19 year old son, Abraham. The night after that excommunication, I called him at 10:00 and said, “Abraham, you knew what was coming.” He said, “That’s what I expected you to do. That has integrity. I respect you [...]
This is a great article at DesiringGod.org about not missing the big picture when raising our children: Two great quotes: “Second, we forget that our children are more than just potential adults. They are people made in God’s image and they have eternal souls. When the mundane looms larger than eternal life we forget who [...]
Bible scholar Don Carson cautions us about parental hypocrisy by recalling the enduring impact of his parents’ prayerful example: My father was a church planter in Québec, in the difficult years when there was strong opposition, some of it brutal. Baptist ministers alone spent a total of eight years in jail between 1950 and 1952. [...]
My father was a church planter in Québec, in the difficult years when there was strong opposition, some of it brutal. Baptist ministers alone spent a total of eight years in jail between 1950 and 1952. Dad’s congregations were not large; they were usually at the lower end of the two-digit range. On Sunday mornings [...]
Follow us.