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"The church is not a club, an organization, or a non-profit entity. The church is not just about a Sunday morning worship service. The church is a gathered people who exist by God's grace to display the glory of Jesus and testify to his goodness as he is about his work of bringing all God's prodigals home." TPW, Gloria Furman...

An excellent article by John Piper based on Matthew 28:1820Is God calling you to cross-cultural missions for the sake of the global glory of Jesus Christ? Jesus promised to be with us to the end of the age in our mission to make disciples of all ethnic groups (Matthew 28:20). So the duration of the mission is as long as the duration of the promise to the end of the age. ...

Tim Challies has written an excellent article for our consideration entitled, 5 Questions To Ask of a Book Before You Read It. Here's a synopsis: They are far and away the most common questions I receive (beyond, perhaps, how to pronounce my nameit rhymes with "valleys"): Can you tell me anything about this author? Have you heard of this book? Is it safe to read? Sometim...

Keith Kristyn Getty, Moya Brennan - A Mother's Prayer

In His person and in His name we all enter the sanctuary fearlessly. And because He enters the Holy of Holies "in our name," our worship "in the name of Jesus" also reaches the same place. His name bears us, sanctifies our being, hallows our lips which are otherwise defiled to sing hymns of praise, and leads our worship to heaven. We cannot invocate God and glorify His nam...

You like to talk politics? You have opinions about everybody? You are the local megaphone for all that is wrong in the politics, nay even in the world? Pump the brakes and consider how God has actually called you to live your life. Kevin Halloran has served us well with his thoughts in the following article:4 Ways to WorshipNot WorryThis Election Season Perhaps past pres...

"Greatness is equated [by the world, and by us too often] with doing something large, in a notable way, as fast as you can. That mindset is burning a lot of us out. But when we come to the gospel of Jesus, it's almost like He is saying, 'Follow Me, and learn to do small things, slowly, over a long period of time.'" "We are taught to sprint . . . but most things that matte...

"If you find me short in things, impute that to my love of brevity. If you find me besides the truth in anything, impute that to my infirmity. But if you find anything here that serves to your furtherance and joy of the faith, impute that to the mercy of God bestowed on you and me. Yours to serve you with what little I have." John Bunyan (Works, 1:336)...

Christ when he dy'dDeceiv'd the crosse,And on death's sideThrew all the losse;The captive world awak't and foundThe Prisoners loose, the Jaylor bound. Richard Crashaw (1613-49), "Christ's Victory"...

An excellent article from Pastor David Mathis! Read it below or online HERE. The final frontier of biological research is still the enigmatic human brain. And at the cutting edge of recent study has been this phenomenon we call "habits." One important finding has been what researchers and popularizers call "keystone habits" simple, but catalytic new routines that inspire...