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Books, learning, questions, reading
Hopefully you and I are readers, period. That assumed, it remains to examine one’s approach to reading. Unlike TV or movies, you can’t really go passive in the discipline of reading, especially works of nonfiction. You have to engage. Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren argue in their book How to Read a Book: the [...]
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Books, Lewis, men's ministry, Oxford Club, Practical View, reading, Wilberforce
This Saturday our Oxford Club for Men dives into the introduction and first chapter of A Practical View of Christianity by William Wilberforce. For information on the meeting click here. I confess I am eager to tackle such a challenging manuscript by someone long since gone to his heavenly reward for a variety of reasons, [...]
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A Practical View of Christianity, church history, culture, Oxford Club, social issues, William Wilberforce
I managed recently to secure fourteen copies of the Hendriksen Classics version of our new read for the Oxford Club for Men. I am talking about William Wilberforce’s classic, A Practical View of Christianity. Copies will be available this Sunday at the SDA resource table for a donation of $10 or whatever you can afford. While [...]
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Reading is such a necessary discipline for someone who works in the church. I say discipline because not everything that is good comes easy. In fact, there are many books I wouldn’t classify as enjoyable, but have been extremely profitable. It takes time to develop this. It is necessary for many reasons, and my soul [...]
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cross, gospel, guilt, legalism, sanctification, spiritual growth
Lately the Lord has seen fit to slap me around a bit about my lack of attention to the gospel as the main thing in my ministry. Believe me, not even someone as thick-headed as me could miss the many messages from on high. As a consequence I’ve made it my mission the last couple [...]
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Books, discipleship, sacrifice, sanctification, spiritual life
At least twice now I have referenced in a message David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. Today I received an email from someone with a link to a Gospel Coalition review of Platt’s book by Kevin DeYoung. DeYoung expresses some helpful push back to some of the potentially more [...]
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awe, Crazy Love, creation, knowledge of God, worship
Just started reading Francis Chan’s Crazy Love. Over a million copies sold already. I picked up a copy at the Desiring God Pastor’s Conference in Minneapolis last week. Figured I needed to see what all the ruckus was about. He begins in a rather unorthodox way with chapter one entitled Stop Praying. He wants us [...]
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Books, discipleship
Generally I prefer to recommend books folks might want to read. This one you want to avoid like the plague . . . IF you prefer to remain mired in a mediocre north American version of following Jesus. I am referring to David Platt’s dangerous little ditty entitled Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the [...]
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Missions, Operation World, prayer
Wouldn’t you like to know? Lots actually. This post focuses on one only. Yesterday after service someone came to me to ask for the exact title and author of this book: It just so happens that request came from one of our teens! I really shouldn’t be surprised. We have some of the sharpest young [...]
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Being, Doing, Martha, Mary, rest
“Dozens of men to feed and host tonight. It is a big job. Well, if that sister of mine would come back to the kitchen and help I wouldn’t be so overwhelmed!” Martha grumbled irritatedly. We’ve read the story (Luke 10:38-42). We know the sisters Mary and Martha well. We’ve answered questions at women’s retreats [...]
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