Backslider’s Calendar
JANUARY: I hereby resolve to start to church this year. But I’ll wait until February. Gotta get over the holidays. They take a lot out of a fellow. FEBRUARY: Weather is terrible. I’ll start when it gets a bit warmer. My blood is too thin this time of year. MARCH: Lots of sickness just now.
4 Big Ideas from the Election
Steve Whitaker, headmaster at First Academy in Orlando, did an awesome job summarizing the four big issues resulting from this year’s election. Gay Marriage WinsWall Street Journal said, “Americans approved gay marriage for the first time at the ballot box.” Maine and Maryland led the way and it looks like, with votes still being counted,
The Art of Pastoring
Ministry Without All the Answers – David Hansen. Praxis. “Nearly twenty years after its initial release, The Art of Pastoring still resonates with ministry leaders in need of David Hansen’s timeless message: being a pastor isn’t about performance or church growth models or leading like an entrepreneur, it’s about practicing the presence of people as
Once Blind
The Life of John Newton – Kay Marshall Strom. Biblica Books (from InterVarsity Press). “Kay Marshall Strom tells the story of how John Newton, the famous writer of ‘Amazing Grace,’ was converted in a life-threatening storm and went on to become a powerful voice against the slave trade.” 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by
A Jigsaw Guide to Making Sense of the World
– Alex McLellan. IVP Books. “This book is written for Christians who want to communicate the gospel more effectively and share their faith with confidence. It establishes a reasonable foundation for the truth of the Christian worldview, and it uses this solid platform to talk about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It
The Very Best Place to Be
Written by: Bill Elliff There are some wonderful places to be in life. Home for Christmas. In a delivery room at the birth of your child. Sitting in a concert with your favorite musicians. Each spot brings its own joy. But there is simply no better place than God’s presence. The Psalmist recognizes this in
What Does Revival Look Like?
If you study the history of revival, there are common denominators: a return to first love, a return to the authority of Scripture, and an elevation of prayer. While we have seen a few breezes of revival at Sherwood, I would not say we have seen revival on the scales I read about. There is
What Is God Looking For?
Read Luke 13:6-9 “Seeking fruit.” These words describe what the Lord Jesus is looking for in the lives of His people. how patiently He cares for the tree, hoping that the fruit will appear. But if it does not appear, He will not permit it to take up space! What a warning to us. What
Fire!
by Vance Havner Fire from hell (James 3:6) Fire from above, fire from heaven (Luke 12:49) Fire from within, fire from the heart (2 Timothy 1:6) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
"A democracy will continue to exist until the time the voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship." - Alexander Tyler, a Scottish professor at the University of Edinburgh (observation about the fall of the Greek Republic)
Democracy
"We tend to make our Christianity too simple. Jesus was tender and stern at the same time. He was a boon companion at happy feasts, yet he wept with sympathy for his brokenhearted friends. He did not try to escape hardship by dodging it; he knew how to find strength to carry the cross without being spiritually broken by it. That is the relief we have a right to seek." - Anonymous
Christianity
Prayer
(from the Journal of Beliefs and Values) 34% Prayers submitted online tot he Church of England that focused on personal needs04% Prayers submitted in churches (as handwritten notes) that focused on personal needs 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.