Advent Reflections
The Advent of Humility Jesus is the reason to stop concentrating on ourselves. Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York, and author of The Reason for God Benedictine Wisdom Quotations to stir heart and mind. Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman Reflections: Following the Star Quotations to stir heart and mind Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman Christmas Sermons Quotations to stir heart and mind. Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman Christmas Quotations to stir heart and mind. Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman More articles from CT’s “Advent and Christmas”...
read moreI Think My Wife’s a Calvinist…
This is hilarious… “She doesn’t read that Beth Moore book I bought her, she’d rather read St. Augustine.” “I think my wife’s a calvinist, she only owns an ESV.” “I’m always catching her reading Romans 8:28-30, and Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology.” “She has a tattoo that says ‘I heart John Piper’ in greek, and she likes Spurgeon more than she likes me.” “…But that’s okay, I didn’t choose her, she chose me.” “If you’ve ever met her, you’d know...
read moreBio | Matt Chandler
Biographical Sketch: Matt Chandler serves as lead pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, TX. He describes his 6 year tenure at The Village as a re-planting effort where he was involved in changing the theological and philosophical culture of the congregation. The church has witnessed a tremendous response growing from 160 people to over 5000 including a satellite campus in Denton. Alongside his current role as lead pastor, Matt is involved in church planting efforts both locally and internationally through The Village and various strategic partnerships. Prior to accepting the...
read moreDon Carson at New Word Alive
This is another great interview with Don Carson. Adrian Warnock interviewed him during the New Word Alive Conference in April 2008. There is some very insightful stuff in here re: ministry, the church and leadership training. In Part 1, Don talks about “his reasons for coming to the UK, about how he chose to leave the field of chemistry to become a pastor and then left pastoral ministry to train ministers in a seminary, the crucial importance of the local church, and his relationship with his father.” [vodpod...
read moreThe Cross of Christmas
John Donne, in The Book of Uncommon Prayers, says, “The whole of Christ’s life was a continual passion; others die martyrs, but Christ was born a martyr. He found a Golgotha, where he was crucified, even in Bethlehem, where he was born; for to his tenderness then the straws were almost as sharp as the thorns after, and the manger as uneasy at first as the cross at last. His birth and his death were but one continual act, and his Christmas Day and his Good Friday are but the evening and the morning of one and the same day. From the creche to the cross is an inseparable line....
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