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When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the …
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It's no secret that one of my favorite theologians is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His book Life Together is, in my opinion, the best book written on the nature of true community in the church. It is a must-read for many reasons, but one of the most important is the way that Bonhoeffer directly deals with something all of us face with the …
When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "The Tree and the Vine: Psalm 1 and John 15." I hope some of these books are as helpful for you as you …
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Because of some work we're doing on our staff in relation to discipleship, I have been returning to some classic guidance on spiritual formation and reflecting on how spiritual formation happens in our individual lives and in the church as a whole. Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart is a fantastic book on this topic, …
One of the most powerful pictures of prayer in poetry comes from George Herbert's stunning poem "Prayer (I)." Herbert (1593-1633) was a poet, preacher, and pastor in the Church of England, serving as the rector of the parish of St. Andrews Church, Lower Bemerton. Today is designated as a feast day commemorating George Herbert and …
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