There have been many posts about Steve Jobs’ recent death. Ed Stetzer writes about how Steve’s slow decline from public view pushes us to live in light of eternity. Justin Taylor writes about it at The Gospel Coalition yesterday, and he writes about the Gospel According to Steve Jobs today. And I particularly loved the blog Mike Anderson wrote for The Resurgence.
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Posted in Life Lessons
Tagged Christ, Christianity, death, Ed Stetzer, Eternity, God, Jesus, Scriptures, Steve Jobs, The Bible, The Cross, The Gospel, The Resurgence
It’s very rare for me to read something that is both Theologically solid and emotionally riveting at the same time. So often, the stories we hear about Jesus are expressed in two ways: A feltboard-style Jesus, or a transcendent Christology. The first makes us feel that Jesus is something more appropriate for six year olds, and the second makes Jesus seem incomprehensible.
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, death, Desiring God, Divine Plan, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, John Piper, Jon Bloom, Religion, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross
A few weeks ago a pastor friend of mine sent me a text asking me to pray for him because he was about to have a tough conversation. Of course, I did. I prayed for wisdom, clarity, courage, and understanding for him, and receptiveness for the person he was talking with. Later on, I found out who he was talking with: two of my really close friends, whom I love like family. Once I found out, I felt like a jerk, thinking to myself “Wow, if I’d known it was them, I’d have prayed harder.”
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, Church, Crucifixion, death, Divine Plan, Evil, Fight Differently, God, God’s Will, Gospel, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Original Sin, Religion, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross
I read a post by Crossway’s Angie Cheatham on Tony Reinke’s book, Lit!:A Christian Guide to Reading Books. Angie’s post highlighted several ways to prioritize what we, as Christians, choose to read.
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Tagged Angie Cheatham, Christ, Christianity, Church, Controversy, Crossway Books, Crucifixion, death, Divine Plan, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, Harry Potter, Secular Entertainment, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross
Paul Tripp writes about how to properly view waiting periods in our lives:
In ministry there are often moments when you are propelled by a biblical vision but called by God to wait. Waiting can be discouraging and hard. So what does it look like to wait in a way that makes you a participant in what God is doing rather than someone who struggles against the wait? Let me suggest several things.
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Tagged Alex Speaks, Christ, Christianity, Church, Crossway, Crossway Blog, Crucifixion, death, Divine Plan, Evil, God, God’s Will, Gospel, Gospel Community, Paul Tripp, Religion, Russell Moore, sin, Sinners, Sovereignty, The Bible, The Cross, The Gospel Coalition, Tullian Tchividjian
