singleness Stump a Pastor: Desire for Marriage March 01, 2017 [I've kept many of the questions from our college conference's "Stump the Pastors" session, hoping they would find a good home here.] > "As a guy,
3GT Episode 27: A Strong Dose of Vitamin R February 28, 2017 Kyle talks about his passion for church revitalization. Barry reminds him that church planters are the modern rock stars in the kingdom. But the Borgmeister trumps this suggestion by pulling out the apostolic
Anxiety Improving Our Call to Worship February 27, 2017 Surely the aim is a good one. Yet the intended result is impossible for God's people to do.I speak of those leading in worship who begin the service with something
More on Our Maker February 25, 2017 Surprises Galore! This week was full of surprises, as I continued my exploration and exposition of Genesis chapter one. These are kind of things we might expect as we teach more on our
Church growth Who Built That? February 23, 2017 President Obama famously said while campaigning in 2012, “You didn’t build that,” as a way of emphasizing the role of government in the success of various business ventures. While seeming to undercut
Kant Song of Moses: Song of Life February 22, 2017 A few weeks ago, I attended an event at my alma mater, Purdue University. Emerging from our parked car that evening, I took in familiar sights and sounds of campus; impulsively, I began
3GT Episode 26: Technolatry February 21, 2017 Barry the old guy is still uncomfortable with technology, especially when it looks like a pretty woman. Aaron and Kyle dodge the ball a bit at first, waxing philosophical about technology and warning
Deacons The Distinction between Deacons and Elders February 20, 2017 One difficulty the church often runs into is making proper distinctions. We confuse laws with principles of wisdom. We don't know what Jesus meant when he said communion bread is his
The fairness of God? February 18, 2017 Two men live radically different lives. One is morally good, reasonably honest, seeks to help those around him—an all-round nice guy. The other is a rogue: utterly depraved, vilely immoral, with a
Martin Luther on Prayer February 17, 2017 No doubt we will hear a fair bit about Martin Luther in the coming months, but I don’t think he’s featured too much on Gentle Reformation so far, so perhaps I
The Signage of Your Life February 16, 2017 Whilst traveling in the USA last month I stayed for a few nights in accommodation provided by a church. It was basic, but I genuinely appreciated it as it saved the Scottish church
The Signage of Your Life February 16, 2017 Whilst traveling in the USA last month I stayed for a few nights in accommodation provided by a church. It was basic, but I genuinely appreciated it as it saved the Scottish church
evil The Evil of Sin February 15, 2017 In his extraordinarily useful book _A Method for Prayer [https://smile.amazon.com/Method-Prayer-Classic-Reprint/dp/1440072418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487086955&sr=8-1&keywords=a+method+for+
