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This is the latest eNewsletter from 9Marks (also available in PDF).
FAMILY & PARENTING
Wanted: Kingdom Families
Embedded Portraits: A Theological Vision for Families
Part 3: Raising Boys vs. Raising Girls
Book Review: Family Driven Faith By Voddie Baucham Jr
Reviewed by Michael Lawrence
Book Review: Practicing Hospitality By Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock
Reviewed by Adrienne Lawrence
Have you read John Piper’s book “Don’t Waste Your Life”? You should, it’s a great book. Covenant Life Church (Pastor Joshua Harris) is currently doing a sermon series themed “Don’t Waste Your…” The second message in the series given by C.J. Mahaney was titled “Don’t Waste Your Humor”. I love how C.J. starts by giving us a glimpse into the cheerful humorous spirit of Charles Spurgeon. Here’s the sermon description: Humor is a gift from God. When humbly and wisely used, it is a means of transferring truth and generating joy. This message addresses how we can use humor to build others up and honor God. Listen to Don’t Waste Your Humor.
Yes! Only 6 months and counting until the much awaited release of the first ESV study bible. My wife is already buttering me up for an anniversary present. The ESV translation was first published in 2001, it is one of the most accurate and readable translations available. We’ve both made the move from NIV to ESV, we love it for it’s word-for-word accuracy and literary excellence. “The ESV is an ‘essentially literal’ translation that seeks as far as possible to capture Read the rest of this entry »
We recently watched a sermon series by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle called “Religion Saves & 9 Other Misconceptions.” The 9 part series addresses topics that were voted on by hundreds of thousands who’ve visited the Mars Hill Church website. Each sermon has a question and answer time where Mark answers questions on the fly that were asked via text messages during the sermon, cool stuff. These are great sermons about an hour each; check them out if you get a chance: http://www.marshillchurch.org/sermonseries/religionsaves
How do you think a football team prepares in the week or so before Super bowl Sunday? I’m sure there is lots of practice, they watch video of their opponent in action, work on improving in their weak areas, eat right and sleep well. Those sound like reasonable activities when preparing for such a significant event. Read the rest of this entry »
I fondly remember writing my wedding vows 13 years ago and how I enjoyed crafting that declaration of love and pledge to my bride. With equal sincerity and commitment we promised each other in those early days to “always love God greater then each other.” There have been times over the years when I’ve needed to check myself on this. Read the rest of this entry »
