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We Can Worship Even When We Don't Understand
Florence Chadwick, the first woman to swim the English Channel, decided in 1952 that she wanted to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast, about 26 miles. No woman had ever done that before.
Stay Out of the Judge's Chair
Don’t ever take vengeance—not against your spouse who was insensitive and uncaring after you’d had a hard day. Not against your sister who borrowed your favorite pair of jeans again without asking. Not against that guy at work who spread untrue gossip about you. Not against the parent who has disrespected you again or the child that has made your life unfairly hard. Not even against that person that committed a crime against you.
Facing the Darkness at Christmas, What Joseph Has to Say About Abuse, & Mr. Rogers Wanted to Take Down Consumerism
Wisdom for Your Weekend: Your regular installment of what we've been reading (and watching) from around the web. We gather the best and leave out the rest.
The Value of Showing Honor
Every year, thousands of young people with special needs have a “Night to Shine,” where they dress up, have their hair done and shoes shined, walk the red carpet, and dance with their friends. This beautiful event is one of the best ways I’ve ever heard of allowing the church to shine as they show honor to people because of how God made them and sees them. This is what should define Jesus’ church today.
God Saves Us for His Glory
One of the most common objections to evangelical Christianity today is the question of why a “good God” wouldn’t just save everybody. If God was truly loving, why would he let anyone perish?
Misunderstood Muslims, Being Angry at Chick-fil-A, & Immigration Reform That Is Just as Well as Merciful
Wisdom for Your Weekend: Your regular installment of what we've been reading (and watching) from around the web. We gather the best and leave out the rest.
The eBay Rule
They say the value of something is shown only by what someone is willing to pay for it. You may have something in your house that you feel is really, really valuable. But when you put it on eBay, you may find out it’s worth about $6 to everybody else.
What's the Point of Reading the Bible, Anyway?
For many people, growth in Christ is primarily growth in knowledge of Bible facts and doctrines. Maybe you love digging deep in the Bible, unpacking original meaning, listening to sermon podcasts, and reading books. And I’m right there with you; I love knowledge.
God's Sense of Humor, Teaching Kids the Bible, & How Is Your Prayer Life?
Wisdom for Your Weekend: Your regular installment of what we've been reading (and watching) from around the web. We gather the best and leave out the rest.
You May Not Know What to Pray, but the Holy Spirit Does
Faith means trusting God even when you can’t see him. As the Apostle Paul says in Romans 8, faith means waiting to experience resolution until the end. While we wait to experience the glory of eternity, we can trust that God is working. And, we can trust that the Holy Spirit is perfectly interceding for us.
About J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC and author of several books including Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send.