Good morning. Grace and peace to you.
Logos users, we are several days into 12 Days of Logos and there are lots of good deals. For example, the Pillar NT commentary, Zondervan Expository, Focus on the Bible, and other commentary series are between 40%-50% off.
If all goes according to schedule, today’s Kindle deals should include, among others, David Mathis’ Habits of Grace and Kent Hughes’ Disciplines of a Godly Family. Ware’s The Man Christ Jesus also comes highly recommended.
How Much Do the Elders of Our Church Share About Difficult Issues in Members Meetings?
I found this a helpful forum on a topic every team of elders needs to consider.
Is God Still Angry at Sin After the Cross?
This is an ultra-important question. “This doctrine shapes how we preach, disciple, and counsel. In pastoral care, we can comfort the repentant without minimizing sin. In preaching, we can warn honestly about God’s wrath without undermining assurance. In discipleship, we can call believers to holiness without motivating them by fear of condemnation.”
Your Heart Is Not a Toy
John Beeson: “God is not playing a game. Every moment is an opportunity to have your heart grow softer or harder. No matter what, God will receive glory through us. I pray that he receives glory through my softened heart.”
If You Want to Truly Live, Daily Die
Seth Porch: “Today I must die. Is that one of your first thoughts in the morning? Does putting yourself to death rank very high on the list of things that occupy your mind throughout the day? Do you dwell on self-mortification? If we heed Paul’s words in Colossians 3:5, then death will be daily on our minds.”
The Resurrection of Our Deeds
Randy Alcorn considers this question: “If the creation itself will be resurrected, could this also include some of the works of our hands?”
Wisdom is Infectious, Not Contagious
This is worth considering: “Love for wisdom is infectious, not contagious. In other words, it doesn’t catch very easily; it requires close personal contact to be transmitted.”
Flashback: Don’t Be a Partial Christian
…a partial Bible makes only a partial Christian. Make it your habit, then, to read not some, but all of God’s Word, for every book, every chapter, every verse has treasures to uncover!
There is always more we can do in ministry, but God is not asking ‘Can you do more?’. He is asking ‘Do you love me?’ Some of those extras are not always as vital as we think them to be.
—Christopher Ash
