Category Archives: Books Read
How Important Is Joy?
Well…the Bible says it’s really important… Isaiah 64:5b says this: You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long … Continue reading
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Biblical Perspectives on Life
Last night we had our small group meeting – we have been going through Philippians, we spent a lot of time on Phil 1:9 – “it is my paryer that you love may abound more and more, with knowledge and … Continue reading
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Discipline of Grace – Part 1
It’s a double blog kinda day! Perhaps it’s all the coffee (I just had to make more coffee for my precious wife, lest she soon awake and find that I have in fact drank the first pot…) I love Jerry … Continue reading
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Revelation 1-5
Revelation! Last lap – and another year of reading God’s word through. (I can’t wait to start back in Genesis next week…:-) So some quick thoughts that hit me today… Rev 1:5b-6 starts right off with a great reminder: “…to … Continue reading
Blowing them away
I think we’ve all been there. Those times where for whatever reason, the congregation isn’t singing…isn’t following along, isn’t “tracking” (to use a Chandler term) with the worship set. They may even look like the dude in the famous picture, … Continue reading
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Are you obsessed?
Are you? Here are some bullet points from Francis Chan in Crazy Love to help you think. (Caution, these bullets may hurt…) People who are obsessed with Jesus give freely and openly, without censure. Obsessed people love those who hate … Continue reading
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Snowed in and being blown away by Packer
So, I cracked open one of my Christmas books “Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God” by J.I. Packer. We have about 2 feet of snow here in Northern NJ…so I have found some time to dig into this… Wow. I … Continue reading
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Calculated Efforts
I ran across this in “Christ-Centered Worship” by Bryan Chappell this morning…needless to say this will be making it’s way into a worship service very soon, but I wanted to share it with you for your meditation, I hope it … Continue reading
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Gospel Consistent Worship
I’m reading thru “Christ Centered Worship, Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice” by Bryan Chappell – LOVING this book. Here is a nugget that I highlighted and wrote “WOW” in the margin – The consistent message of all the liturgies … Continue reading
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Respectable Sins
Santa brought me a lot of books. I mean, this is probably my biggest book year ever…my newly assembled bookshelf in my newly redone man cave is getting pretty FULL! This is great for many reasons, but one of them … Continue reading
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