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June 16, 2015 David Murray 0 comments

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Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015)
Elisabeth Elliot died yesterday aged 88. As Justin says, “of whom the world was not worthy.”

What’s Up with the Witch of Endor? | The Gospel Coalition
I’m enjoying this series on interpreting difficult passages from TGC. Even when I don’t agree with the conclusions (as in this case), it’s still helpful to see how others wrestle with the biblical text in a God-honoring way.

How pastors save their people (and yes, they really do save them). | Denny Burk
And here Denny goes to the mat with a difficult NT text.

Foot of the Mountain: PCA hotly debates delaying formal acknowledgement of racism and the end is EPIC
Beautiful ending! This kind of thing rarely happens at denominational gatherings.

A Multiplicity of Mentors – Feeding on Christ
Nick Batzig comes back from the same Assembly with an appeal to young pastors (and others) to seek out multiple mentors.

Tweets Set on Fire By Hell | Nathan W. Bingham
Nathan Bingham applies James 3 to social media.

Christians Need To Stop Playing The Self-Flagellation Game
“The solution to a culture that won’t heed the church’s words is simply to keep speaking them, trusting that the same Holy Spirit who created faith in the hearts of tax collectors, prostitutes, and Christ-hating-Pharisees will continue to do so today.”

Happiness Honors the King | Desiring God
David Mathis says “There is no biblical distinction between happiness and joy.” I agree, the biblical distinction is between good happiness (or joy) and bad happiness (or joy).