Making and Maturing
Disciples of Jesus
Category: Ministry
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I was reminded recently of my humanity. As much as I wish it weren’t the case, I make mistakes (gasp!). In a recent sermon I mixed up a verse reference. It wasn’t a big deal, but it does happen from time to time. Usually a kind parishioner (and/or my beloved wife) will point out the…
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So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. -Ephesians 2:19 Imagine you are one of the 4.18 million Syrian refugees seeking to find a new place to eat and sleep. You have fled your home, probably leaving loved ones…
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The pope himself cannot remit guilt, but only declare and confirm that it has been remitted by God. -Martin Luther, Thesis #6, 1517 Last week Pope Francis announced that for a year priests are allowed to forgive the sin of abortion. His motivation is compassion for those who have felt, for one reason or another,…
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As it should be, many leaders in the evangelical Christian community have been responding to the US Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same sex marriage in all 50 states. Here are links to some helpful posts: Al Mohler (president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) John Piper (I really liked this one) Kevin DeYoung Denny Burke…
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Today, by God’s grace, I graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with a doctorate in preaching the literary forms of the Bible. If I’ve learned anything from this process, it’s that knowledge is the means to the end: loving God more. 1 Corinthians 8:2-3 makes the point clearly: If anyone imagines that he knows something, he…
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