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Spurgeon on Leadership

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I came across this book the other day, and it looks helpful: One of the helpful things about the book is that it has a summary of some of Spurgeon’s core leadership lessons at the end of each chapter. Here are a few of those that stand out: A leader must set goals to accomplish […]

Frontline Missions

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Andy Naselli posts about 4 DVDs from Frontline Missions that have deeply impacted and challenged he and his wife. I’m looking forward to watching them myself at his recommendation. Here are two endorsements of the videos: Are you afraid to open your eyes and see death and destruction in the world? Dispatches from the Front […]

JI Packer on the Problem of Unanswered Prayer

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JI Packer, in Knowing Christianity: We need not be discouraged by the problem of supposedly unanswered prayer. I say “supposedly” because I challenge the supposition. While God has not bound himself to hear unbelievers’ prayers, his promises to answer the prayers of his own children are categorical and inclusive. It must then be wrong to […]

Updating Edward's Teaching on Heavenly Rewards

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Recently I’ve been thinking a bit more about Edwards teaching on heavenly rewards. Briefly, Edwards teaches, as the Bible seems to (Luke 19:13-19; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; Ephesians 6:8), that there are degrees of rewards in the new heavens and new earth. But this will not be the cause of any unhappiness, for it doesn’t mean […]

Christianity is a Religion of Joy, Not Prohibitions

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William Wilberforce, in A Practical View of Christianity: My grand objection to the religious system still held by many who declare themselves orthodox Churchmen…is, that it tends to render Christianity so much a system of prohibitions rather than of privilege and hopes, and thus the injunction to rejoice, so strongly enforced in the NT, is […]

6 Things Christ Accomplished by His Death

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Here’s a very brief summary of the six core things Christ accomplished in his death. 1. Expiation Expiation means the removal of our sin and guilt. Christ’s death removes — expiates — our sin and guilt. The guilt of our sin was taken away from us and placed on Christ, who discharged it by his […]

Thriving at College

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Alex Chediak has just released his new book, Thriving at College: Make Great Friends, Keep Your Faith, and Get Ready for the Real World. Alex covers 10 common mistakes students can make in college: Chucking your faith Treating college as if it were high school Not being intentional Distorting dating and romance Refusing to grow […]

Every Christian is a Minister in Their Own Sphere

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More good counsel from Spurgeon’s Counsel For Christian Workers: According to Christ’s law, every Christian is to be a minister in his own sphere; every member of the church is to be active in spreading the faith which was delivered not to the ministers, but delivered to the saints, to every one of them, that […]