Blogs
The Four Horsemen of Divorce
The Four Horsemen are criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling and contempt.
Is God All You Need?
“In this article, Scott Hubbard shares some thoughts about the statement “All I need is God.” He writes, “Throughout Scripture, God’s people often need more than God alone—they need God through the things he has made.”
Is Boasting on Social Media a Sin?
“When we engage through a screen, something changes. Put an iPhone in people’s hands, and words they would not dare say in person they will eagerly tweet or post as a comment. Digitally mediated communication has led to digitally mindless communication. We don’t think before we speak online. We sit in front of a keyboard and deceive ourselves, suppressing the knowledge of God’s presence and assuming we are alone. But we are not alone on social media. God is there. And so is a potential audience of billions of people.”
How America (and the Church) Can Support Blue-Collar Workers
So good to see this at TGC.
Sleep and Body Composition
“The amount of good sleep a body gets is in direct relation to maintaining a healthy diet and muscle to body fat ratio.”
How to overcome your excuses for not prioritizing sleep
“There are a lot of obstacles to achieve a good night’s sleep–but there are also many ways you can choose to overcome them. Experiment with different tactics and tools to optimize your sleep, and make the most of your waking hours. Even one small change can make a big difference.”
Why you are still not sleeping well at night
“Some of the often ignored factors that contribute to sleeplessness, as well as some fixes that can help you get back into a solid sleep routine.”
Going to church is America’s key to long and happy lives
The General Social Survey finds that 50 percent of Americans who go to church more than once a week call themselves “very happy.” That number drops as church attendance drops, down to only 25 percent for those who go once a year or less.
Lessons Learned from a Leadership Nightmare
“I’ve been a local church pastor for more than thirty years, but I’ve never had a year like 2018. Honestly, it was brutal, far and away the most difficult season I’ve ever had in ministry. I experienced a church leader’s nightmare. Through a grueling five-month process, we ended up removing a vocational elder from our team due to repeated instances of inappropriate conduct. He ended up losing his job, his ministry, and his church. It was extremely difficult for everyone involved.
This elder had been a friend of mine for forty years. We started the church together. We ministered alongside each other for decades. We teamed up to lead the church and staff together. But one evening, I had to tell him it was over. He was out. After thirty years, he was no longer a pastor here. We were done. The whole process was excruciating, and that final conversation with my unrepentant friend was weird, awkward, and painful. Many nights I just sat in my study and stared at the ceiling for hours, trying to pray and wondering how in the world our church was going to survive this. But, by God’s grace, we did survive. I survived too, somehow. God was good to us and we’re still here. But it was rough. As I’ve reflected on this experience several truths have emerged that help me to process the whole ordeal.”
Kindle Books
Alive in Him: How Being Embraced by the Love of Christ Changes Everything by Gloria Furman $1.59.
Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel by Michael Horton $1.59.