A number of people have joined me this year in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011, I am dropping a blog post in here every week to give you all a chance to share how God is speaking to you through the readings, or some of the challenges or questions you …
Pray for Tunisia
Even though attention has centered on the unrest in Egypt in the last few days, there is still much happening in the North African country of Tunisia. The number of local believers in Tunisia is quite small and so we must pray for and with them during these challenging days. Recently, a new web resource …
Pray for Egypt (via The Gospel Coalition)
Nearly everyone I talk to has been talking about our need to stand with brothers and sisters in Egypt these days. A friend passed along this very helpful post on The Gospel Coalition web-site from Ramez Atallah, general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt. I have merely re-posted what he shared on that site. …
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When You Are Sinned Against: Thoughts from Luke 17
It is one thing to talk about forgiveness of sin and another thing to talk about how we respond when others sin against us. Earlier this week, I wrote about the necessity of complete forgiveness from Jesus' words in Luke 17: If a brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, …
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Seven: The Number of Complete Forgiveness
When we come into community, we are brought together with quirky people who are different from us and who are sinners. Being one in Christ is a powerful reality, but it doesn't obliterate the distinctive personalities and blunders people have. Because of this, one of the most important words we ever encounter in the Bible …
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