From C.J. Mahaney’s blog:
I struggled greatly with fear and unbelief in preaching. God has used so many means to deal with this sin as it relates to preaching. One story that was particularly helpful was a story of how Corrie ten Boom’s father helped her trust God in fearful situations (as told in Overcoming Fear, [...]

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Dave on January 23rd, 2009

Tony Reinke in his blog Miscellanies made a recent post…
Joshua Harris recently preached a pair of messages at Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD). Entitled “The Good Recession,” Harris taught from Luke 12:13-34. Both messages addressed the proper Christian response to this season of economic uncertainty and targeted the themes of greed and covetousness (week 1) [...]

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Dave on December 27th, 2008

Warner has one hand on the steering wheel and the other buried in a carton of french fries when the conversation turns to how he’s perceived. He knows what some people think — that he’s a do-no-wrong perfectionist who doesn’t curse, doesn’t drink and lives this straight-laced, holier-than-thou life.
And in a way, he understands. That’s [...]

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Dave on December 23rd, 2008

Thanks to a friend, Deb, for the link on this heartwarming and uplifting story.
They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.
It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the [...]

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On Worldmag.com, Joel Belz offers his opinion on the recent appearance by President Bush on ABC’s Nightline:
If you didn’t wince a bit while President Bush attempted last week—on national television, no less—to give an account of his Christian faith, well then maybe you too ought to go back and take a refresher course in Christianity [...]

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