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the meeting of the board
We met from 6 to 10 last night. Four hours is a looong meeting. The first 2 hours is the entire board (deacons, elders, treasurers, secretaries) and the second 2 hours is separate deacon and elder meetings.
Here are some highlights from the meeting…
Benedictions
I enjoyed learning and teaching fromNumbers 6:22-27.
Here are some more common Benedictions
Romans 15:13
2 Corinthians 13:14
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Hebrews 13:20-21
Elizabeth Eliot&rs…
Bible Reading System
The Bible reading system I mentioned last night during Q and A with Marquis Laughlin —
Take the time to read the introduction. It is quite convincing. The system has you reading ten chapters a day in such a way that you become familiar with all o…
nothing here
I will be off of the blog for a week, maybe more.
I highly recommend the practice of taking a week, maybe more, away from computer screens this Summer.
Bible Study
This is from a very helpful article up on Challies.com.
I printed out the whole thing to talk about with the family over dinner.
http://www.challies.com/print/4555
It is filled with great advice on the Bible Study and particularly realistic about…
Before noon today…
As I type it is about 11:30 on Tuesday morning.
So far today I have…
Had a good honest accountability time with two of our elders as we broke into smaller groups at the close of our morning meeting. Had a long, strong prayer time where we …
My prayer for our homes and churches
O breath of God, come fill this place;
Revive our hearts to know Your grace;
And from our slumber make us rise
That we may know the Risen Christ.
O word of God, so clear and true,
Renew our minds to trust in You;
And give to us the bread of life
That we may know the Risen Christ.
O love of God, so unrestrained,
Refresh our souls in Jesus’ name.
Let us reflect Your…
Rudyard Kipling
I love Rudyard Kipling.
Most of us think of the Jungle Book as a Disney cartoon.
But Kipling’s book is filled with intelligence and humor. I re-read it recently and enjoyed it immensely.
Consider this poem:
His spots are the joy of the Leo…
I get letters
I get letters. All pastors do.
I got one recently that started like this…
“Can I bend your ear about some things that have been happening at RBC lately…”
How does that strike you?
If you are a pessimist – you think the…
Is Calvinism cold?
Do you think Calvin is cold?
Do you figure that the doctrines of election and God’s sovereignty encourage human apathy and discourage vibrant compassion?
Do you suspect that Calvinistic theology leads to the doctrine of the frozen chosen?…