Bits & Pieces (9/25/12)

  • Fumbling – A beautiful post about how we are tempted to return to our old crutches, only to find that we don’t need them anymore. 

 

 

  • Spiritual Awakening & The Knowledge of God – “For God to be loved duly, he must be known truly. Reveling in some rich pastry honors the chef. But not if it turns out that it wasn’t his creation after all. Admiring the beauty of Jane honors her — unless it turns out that it really wasn’t Jane. White-hot worship only honors God, if what moves us is really true about God.”

 

 

  • Cold Feet, Short Marriage? – This post provides a helpful distinction between the types of nerves that someone may feel before they get married, and when those anxieties may mean that marriage isn’t the best idea.  
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Bits & Pieces (9/24/12)


  • Is Tim Tebow a Chauvinist? – “When Tim Tebow says he wants a wife with ‘a servant’s heart,’ he is, like any Christian man, hoping also for a woman who is seeking a husband with ‘a servant’s heart.’ It doesn’t mean he wants a doormat. It just means he wants a Christian.



  • Secular” vs. “Sacred” Jobs – “In other words, Christians who work secular jobs do most of the work of ministry and it’s the job of vocational ministers to equip these folks so they can do this effectively.”


  • Understanding Pride – Tim Challies continues his series on defining key terms in our Christian walk by defining pride.
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