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God is Much More Secular Than We Often Think

April 18, 2015 by mattperman

John Piper, in The Pleasures of God:  God has an interest in all our nonreligious life. All our business transactions are his concern. God is not so distant or even ‘religious’ that he only cares about what happens at church and during devotions. Every square inch of this earth is his and every minute of our […]

Filed Under: e Work and Vocation

Jesus is Not Customizable

February 17, 2015 by mattperman

Well said by David Platt in Follow Me: In Matthew 7, Jesus expose our dangerous tendency to gravitate toward that which is easy and popular. Hear his warning: Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the […]

Filed Under: Discipleship

Where Theology and Sports Collide

January 28, 2015 by mattperman

Today TGC has a TGCVocations interview that I did with Kurt Earl, founder of Compete4Christ. Kurt is a teacher and coach who has done incredible thinking on how the gospel applies to coaching and athletics. Check out the interview, as well as Compete4Christ, to get a taste of his thinking. And, of course, as a huge Patriots […]

Filed Under: e Work and Vocation

Made to Flourish: A Pastor's Network for the Common Good

January 22, 2015 by mattperman

This is a guest post by Ben Stafford, a program associate at the Kern Foundation. Ben has an incredible understanding of the relationship between faith, work, and economics, and the role pastors need to play in helping build up the church more fully in a robust biblical view of vocation. How might pastors affirm the […]

Filed Under: e Work and Vocation

MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Do We Still Believe These Things Today?

January 19, 2015 by mattperman

A few weeks ago I read Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. It’s reputation is deserved. His understanding of justice, and ability to articulate it, is absolutely incredible. Here are a few of its key portions, summarized with some headings. And then at the end I have a few reflections on whether those who […]

Filed Under: Justice

Sam Storms on Insecurity in the Pastorate

January 15, 2015 by mattperman

Sam Storms, from his post What I Wish I’d Known: Reflections on Nearly 40 Years of Pastoral Ministry: 10. I wish I’d known about the destructive effects of insecurity in a pastor. This is less because I’ve struggled with it and more due to its effect I’ve seen in others. Why is insecurity so damaging? […]

Filed Under: Church Authority

Generous Justice

January 14, 2015 by mattperman

Tiim Keller speaking on his book, Generous Justice.  In my view, this is one of the most important books anyone can read this year. This message gives a good summary of the content in 30 minutes. I love the way he starts, pointing out how “many who are concerned about justice are not concerned about justification […]

Filed Under: Justice

Christmas: A Time to Turn To God

December 24, 2014 by mattperman

It doesn’t make much sense to celebrate the coming of Christ into the world without acknowledging the very reason he came. He came to earth to save us from our sins and give us eternal life. It would be a tragedy to enjoy the presents, food, time with family and friends, and everything else and […]

Filed Under: Knowing God

How Do You Balance Material Goods with the True Spirit of Christmas?

December 23, 2014 by mattperman

Anne Bradley has a great post on this at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics. Here are three very helpful points she makes (note especially the first one — it’s why I don’t think giving gifts at Christmas necessarily equals consumerism): What are some ways we can worship God with our whole being and […]

Filed Under: e Work and Vocation

A New Model for Helping the Poor

December 22, 2014 by mattperman

Yesterday I tweeted about how World Vision’s gift catalog promotes donations by giving the impression that you are able to buy farm animals and other items for families in poor countries — but it turns out that they often don’t buy the actual animals that the donor thought they purchased. Puzzling? Yes. Warren Throckmorton quotes a […]

Filed Under: Poverty

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