Welcome to this week! I hope you’re having a blessed one! Grace and Peace!
This Week’s Top Read:
From Gay to Gospel: The Fascinating Story of Becket Cook
Never pass up an opportunity to invite someone to church.
“But the reason I was able to accept their answer was because I had that moment in Paris. Five years earlier I would have been like, You guys are insane. You’re in the dark ages. But instead I was like, Maybe I could be wrong. Maybe this actually is a sin. So I was open to it in the moment. And then they invited me to church.”
2021 For The Church National Conference Recap
The For the Church conference last month at MBTS was one of the most encouraging and edifying two days of this past year for me. Read through this and watch some of the sermons from the event, especially Jared C. Wilson on the Centrality of the Gospel.
32 Principles for Public Prayer
This article is more than eleven years old, approaching twelve, and is still a great article.
Yes, Preaching Really Does Change People
“Fellow preacher, God has promised that through this apparently weak and frail means, using weak and frail creatures like us, he will accomplish much. He has said so. He has promised to do it. Believe what God has said. The faithful preaching of God’s Word accomplishes much.”
The Desperate Need for Reformed Ethics
“Those among the broadly evangelical world whose covenant theology effectively rules out the relevance of Old Testament law do not have these resources. When an ethical question not explicitly addressed in the New Testament arises, they are often forced to look elsewhere for ethical guidance. Sadly, many are looking to the culture for direction on ethical questions.”
Dads, Shepherding Sons in the In-Between Times
“Guiding our sons through transitions is a vital way that we plant and water our sons. We must set the example we want our sons to follow. We should be willing to say to our sons what Paul said to the church in Corinth, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Cor 11:1). In our son’s transitional seasons, we must be intentional about teaching and training them. And when our sons make strides in the right direction we must celebrate with them.”
Resolved to Live and Die
It’s easy to live for something or someone. What about dying?