Bits & Pieces (4/4/12)

 

  • Modesty Heart Check – Denny Burk provides a link to a resource by Carolyn Mahaney from women who wonder what it means to practically live out I Timothy 2:9-10 where they are instructed to be adorned in such as way as “befits women making a claim of godliness.”

 

  • How Eternity Shapes Our Mundane – Are we putting our trust in the ever-changing truth of the Gospel or in temporal circumstances that we think will brief peace?

 

  • More Love to Thee, O Christ – Kevin DeYoung writes us that “we are all natural evangelists for the people and things we love the most.” So if we want to share the Gospel more, we likely need to start with growing our love for our Savior.

 

 

  • A Brief History of Youth Ministry – How did youth ministry start and how did it change over the years? This article helps us understand the answer to these questions and what they mean for youth ministry today.
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Bits & Pieces (4/3/12)

 

  • Humiliation –  Tim Challies reminds us that ” in all our talk of the death of Jesus, we need to guard against losing the wonder of the fact that Jesus first lived.”

 

  • What Happened on Tuesday of Holy Week – We are familiar with what happened on Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Justin Taylor helps us remember what happened the rest of the week leading to Christ’s death and resurrection.

 

  • What Is Your Glue? – Churches can be known for many things, including their musical style. Kevin DeYoung presents the case that a certain style shouldn’t be what binds a church together; the gospel should.

 

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