Weekly Wisdom [01.26.18]

Need some Weekly Wisdom?  Here are my favorite resources of the week. Verse of the Week For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. [Colossians 1:29]. Book of the Week MultiChurch: Exploring the Future of Multisite I was given this book by a great friend.  It is a great read on where this …

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When We All Get to Heaven

I love studying the stories behind hymns. The story behind “When We All Get to Heaven” gave even more depth to the text. Eliza Hewitt was born on June 28, 1851 in Philadelphia.  Her exemplary grades gave her the opportunity to teach school.  After a few years, her life was changed by a normal day on the playground with her …

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Weekly Wisdom [01.19.18]

Need some Weekly Wisdom?  Here are my favorite resources of the week. Verse of the Week Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise [Proverbs 6:6]. Book of the Week Reclaiming Glory: Revitalizing Dying Churches by Mark Clifton This book was a resource I heard from NAMB.  I have been talking with friends about what it would …

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Weekly Wisdom [01.12.18]

Need some Weekly Wisdom?  Here are my favorite resources of the week. Verse of the Week Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. -2 Corinthians 5:9 Book of the Week The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman I reread this book every few years.  Ever since I read it in …

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Weekly Wisdom [01.05.18]

Need some Weekly Wisdom?  Here are my favorite resources of the week. I am going to try something different this year in sharing weekly resources that impacted me.  Last year, I read 1 book per week and would post my favorite quotes from each volume here on the blog, but I also have been benefiting so much from other types …

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Top 17 Posts of 2017

I am always honored when an article I have posted on my blog has impacted a reader like you.  2017 was a year to remember for sure, and for those who tagged along, thank you. Here is a list of the most read posts of 2017. Top Posts How to Handle the NFL Protests – To kneel or not to kneel …

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Humility: True Greatness

Humility by C. J. Mahaney is a great read and full of great reminders regarding humility and pride.  I wanted to read this book because it was written 10 years prior to Mahaney’s resignation due to issues of pride. Book Overview “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” —1 Peter 5:5 A battle rages within every one …

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Perspectives on the Ending of Mark

As I prepared for a sermon series through the Gospel of Mark, I wanted a resource to help guide me through the debated last few verses. Book Overview Because it is conspicuously absent from more than one early Greek manuscript, the final section of the gospel of Mark (16:9-20) that details Christ’s resurrection remains a constant source of debate among …

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Jonathan Edwards on Revival

Jonathan Edwards on Revival is a great volume collecting three great works. This volume contains one of Edwards’ most analytical treatises on revival, Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, and his famous Narrative of Surprising Conversions, a detailed account of the famous revival of religion at Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1735. Favorite Quotes But as the gospel …

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