Category: PASSION Collections

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

What Is Reformation Day All About? – Robert Rothwell (Ligonier)
But what is the significance of Reformation Day, and how should we consider the events it commemorates?

Reformation Day: Jesus Came Knocking – Jon Bloom (DG)
In fact, given the prosperity that most of us in the West are experiencing and the arid spiritual climate most of us live in, it may be that the best way we can observe Reformation Day is to do some serious, prayerful soul-searching….  And we should ask ourselves, is Jesus knocking — or pounding — on our door? Are we hearing him? Are we ignoring or even resisting him? Are we tolerating and justifying any idols? 

How To Lose Your Zeal for Christ – Tim Challies
Are you zealous for Christ? Do you have a genuine zeal to live for him and to advance his cause in the world? Or have you lost the zeal that once marked you?

Two Ways To Sing To God – Joel Limpic (D&T)
Psalm 81:1 commands us to “sing for joy.” How does this command play itself out practically in our worlds, particularly when we feel joyless? I want to propose that to fully embrace this command, we must learn to sing in two ways: from affection and for affection.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day singing for joy to the Lord!

Family Collection

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Here are some good posts on parenting:

Parenting Well in a Digital World – Tim Challies
Even at the best of times there is nothing simple about raising children. But throw in a million new technologies—new devices and social networks and apps—and things get far more complicated still. This is every parent’s challenge today.

I Pray This for My Children – Gregory Harris
Part of my answer to those who asked me about raising our children would be that we repeatedly prayed for them….Here is what I prayed (and still pray) for my children….

The Most Important Thing My Parents Did – Tim Challies
Here is one thing I learned from my parents: Nothing can take the place of simply living as a Christian in view of my children.

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Anselm’s Prayer for Fullness of Joy in God (via Justin Taylor)
I pray, O God, that I may know you and love you,
so that I may rejoice in you.

The Joy of Living in Jesus’s Shadow– Marshall Segai (DG)
What we learn from John the Baptist is that the greatest glories in this life are not in receiving attention or fame, but in funneling it all to Jesus.

Five Steps to Meditating on the Bible – Colin Smith
To meditate, then, is to think deeply about what God has said to us in the Bible and to prepare our minds and hearts for prayer. Scripture is the foundation of our praying; meditation readies us for it by helping us focus, understand, remember, worship, and apply.

The Sunday Worship Killer – Jason Helopoulos
Donning the robes of the critic maims and kills many would-be worshipers in churches every single Sunday morning.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping our great God!

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Here are some good posts about current events and issues related to the church and culture – and this week especially related to the president and the primaries:

Do You Pray For The President As Much As You Complain About Him? – Mark Altrogge

Ten Things to Remember as the Presidential Campaign Season Gets Into Full Swing – Kevin DeYoung

Have Evangelicals Who Support Trump Lost Their Values? – Russell Moore (NYT)

In Welcoming Sanders, Liberty University Shows the Left How to Handle Dissent – Andrew Walker (NR)

Doctrine Collection

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A new semi-often collection pondering the beliefs of the Church:

Not All Doctrines Are at the Same Level: How to Make Some Distinctions and Determine a Doctrine’s Importance – Justin Taylor
He provides three helpful models for thinking this through.

Take a Test on the Trinity – Tim Challies
To use one of the models from the above post, this is an absolute doctrine that all Christians hold.  How well can you do on this little quiz?

3 Objections to the Doctrine of Election – Tim Keller (TGC)
Actually, it very helpfully answers three objections to election.  We talked about election this past Sunday at my church, so here is a little follow-up to continue thinking through this doctrine.

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Here are some good posts on Bible reading and study for your weekend reading:

Five Strategies for Daily Bible Reading – Gavin (Soliloquium)

Re-ignite Bible Reading That’s Become Boring – David Murray

Four Prayers for Bible Reading – David Mathis (Desiring God)

4 Tips for Using a Study Bible Well – Justin Taylor

7 Great Study Bibles (Infographic) – Tim Challies

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day studying God’s Word with your local church!

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Here are some good posts about current events and issues related to the church and culture:

The Difference Between Being Offended and Being Persecuted – Russell Moore

The Day Christians Were Martyred on American Soil – Todd Starnes

The Targeting of Christians and How Christians Respond – Ed Stetzer

Christian Virtue in the Age of Authenticity – Kevin DeYoung

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Exceptionally Ordinary – Borrowed Light

4 Things to Remember When Reading the Bible – Matt Tully (Crossway)

4 Really Good Money Questions – Tim Challies

Prepare for Corporate Worship – Geoffrey Kirkland

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day prepared to worship our great King!

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Here are some more helpful posts about Planned Parenthood.  That our nation still funds them, and that many actively defend them, speaks volumes about our country’s moral bankruptcy.

I Thought Planned Parenthood Protected Family Values – Rosaria Butterfield (TGC)

Meet the 38 Companies That Donate to Planned Parenthood – Melissa Quinn (TDS)

3 Reasons Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Defund Planned Parenthood – Joe Carter (TGC)

Their Respective Beheadings – Douglas Wilson

Looking Away From Abortion – Ross Douthat (NYT)