by admin | May 6, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
How the Gospel Frees Us To Risk “[R]isk is inherent in every kind of other-directed life… Courage isn’t protecting yourself in a cocoon from these possibilities. Courage is walking forward, and embracing others in love, even though you may suffer greatly...
by admin | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
Spiritual Drafting and the Danger of Christian Complacency “We may think some people are naturally zealous or supernaturally gifted with spiritual fervor. Perhaps so. But my observation is that zealous Christians are those who are most committed to the awesomely...
by admin | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
When Her House Was Scheduled for Demolition This story of joy in the midst of difficulty is both convicting and encouraging. Isolation from the Church Is Dangerous “We must learn to see the church as a blessing from God rather than an inconvenience. We must never look...
by admin | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
I Wish I Was Rich “Generosity isn’t about how much you have, but what you do with the bit you do have.” Why Hospitality Beats Entertaining “[H]ere is my advice to myself: Forego the empty pleasure of entertaining. Serve instead the high-heaped feast...
by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
Should We Miss Our Church Graveyards? “Did we lose something important, maybe even something biblical, when we paved over our graveyards? The church graveyard might serve to remind us of something that we as contemporary evangelical Christians, with all our flash and...
by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
Can I Ask a Dumb Question? “We ought to learn from Jesus the value of extending grace to people to say things that sound outrageous to our ears. We have to be patient and kind and forgiving. We have to be realistic. Before we expect people to say things that are wise,...
