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Seven Mistakes I Made in Ministry – Thom Rainer shares. “I reflected on my years when I served as senior pastor of four churches. I have often said that I wanted to write a book entitled ‘Mistakes I Made in Ministry.’ Then I realized it would have to be a multivolume series! ” (HT:Z)

Keep Reading – CJ shares a useful encouragement about reading. His experience of reading an entire book and remembering only a sentence or two applies to me as well. But that’s not a good reason to give up.

Oil Spill on Google Maps – This map helps put the spill in some context. And while on the subject of Google Maps, check out this one. It looks like the land of USB cables.

Where Disability Becomes Amazing Grace-Ability – Read this post from Greg Lucas who reflects on the recent Elisha Foundation retreat. The Elisha Foundation does great work for families with disability.

J.C. Ryle – Today is the 110th anniversary of the death of J.C. Ryle. Erik Kowalker posts information about his death, funeral, gravestone and legacy.


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    When God Plants an Acorn, He Means an Oak

    We stood together on the crest of a hill, a gentle breeze rustling the meadow around our feet. The fields ran gently downward until they met a creek that gurgled happily in its course. A few years prior, an acorn had somehow made its way to the highest point of this hill, carelessly dropped there…

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    New and Notable Christian Books for April 2025

    It is surprisingly difficult to find a list of Christian books that have been released in any given month—especially if you want that list to be filtered by books released through particular publishers. That’s one of the reasons why I close each month by coming up with my list of New and Notable books. I…

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    A La Carte: Every pinch of pain has purpose / China closed Christian bookstores / Watch for the thing after the thing / For everything there is a time / Showers of blessing / What Pope Francis can teach us about preaching / and more.