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You Are Worthy: When Encouragement Stops Sounding Like Scripture
“You are worthy.” “You deserve it.” “You earned it.” These phrases line the vinyl of marketing banners across our cities. They are carefully designed to trigger deep psychological responses, appealing to our need for self-validation, self-care, and ego-enhancement....
Ten Takeaways from Chapter 10 of Corporate Worship by Doug Van Meter
Corporate Worship by Doug Van Meter, pastor of Brackenhurst Baptist Church, is an insightful and timely resource that addresses a matter of great importance for all local churches: the biblical call to respond to divine revelation in a manner that is informed by...
Worshipping According to the Word
The modern era places increasing emphasis on expressive individualism. If one were to survey a segment of the church-going population about the right way to worship God, the results would likely reflect as many opinions, preferences, and philosophies as there are...
The Centrality of the Gospel in the Life of the Church
The foundation of any true church is the faithful proclamation of the gospel from the word of God (2 Timothy 4:2–5). Without this foundation, you do not have a church—that is to say, you may have a gathering of faithful attendees every Sunday morning, but they do not...
The Problem of Pride: Pursuing Humility in a Proud World
I have always found it striking to observe the differences between the Bible’s view of humanity and the world’s view of humanity. One of these differences concerns how we should live our lives. The world teaches us to constantly marvel at how special we are, while the...
Learning to Lament (Part 6): The Goal of Lament
God has created and re-created us in Christ to bring glory to him in all we do. We are designed and redeemed to be people of praise, living our lives by faith, trusting and worshipping the God who is there, is sovereign, and good. The truth is that he is loving,...
Learning to Lament (Part 5): The Place of Hope
Take some time to read Lamentations 3:1–39 before continuing with the post below. I have said the difference between crying, which is human, and lamenting, which is Christian, is that crying is without hope, whereas lament is hopeful. Lament is prayer. It is directed...
Leaving a Healthy Mark on the Church in Africa
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