Selected classic essays on using Greek in ministry

Do you look at the Greek when preparing for a sermon? Here are some essays on the topic: Selected classic essays on using Greek in ministry

Federal Election resources

These two links on this page might help make a more informed decision in the election: Federal Election resources : Anglican Church League, Sydney, Australia

Pastor Mark’s Date Night Tips

Useful. So far there at 16 tips: Pastor Mark’s Date Night Tips | The Mars Hill Blog

Faith in the OT

Faith in the OT � Expository Thoughts:

"The only thing that is going to cause an Israelite to take an expensive, flawless animal and sacrifice it is faith in what Moses has said"

What I Didn’t Learn About Manhood from Esquire

What the mag Esquire thinks about manhood: What I Didn’t Learn About Manhood from Esquire | The Mars Hill Blog:

...the magazine is left with manhood being defined by what you individually consume, from clothes to technology to women.

Nonetheless, they proceed (boldly or foolishly, I don’t know) to fill the pages of the guide-that-isn’t-a-guide on manhood

One hundred and seventy pages later, I don’t know how to be a man. I learned some general life lessons and heard some nice stories about Tom Cruise and A.J. Jacobs’ kids, but I haven’t left the How to be a Man issue with any tangible instruction as to how to be a better man, let alone a better husband or father.

New Media and the Local Church – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Dirty bloggers: New Media and the Local Church – The Gospel Coalition Blog:

the average American pastor delivers his sermon to 60 people each week. Yet during that same week, even mildly successful bloggers will reach a more sizable audience. Who has the greater influence, then?

Evangelical bloggers are not only able to gain significant influence, but are able to do so without scrutiny by a seminary, local church, or other ecclesiastical or institutional body. Indeed, some bloggers have found that their leadership on the web dwarfs the leverage they have within their local church (especially if they attend a megachurch).

When Is It Adultery?

The Church and marriage and divorce: When Is It Adultery?| Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage:

I think churches have virtually no standard anymore and we need to start taking this very seriously. When you say “I do”, it means you did—till death do you part. We must realize that there is a biblical standard that has been ignored and it’s time for the Church to quit treating it so casually and answer the looming question: When is what Jesus said ever true? If we can’t even answer the question, we are in a really bad place.

Should Men Listen to Female Speakers?

Piper on women speakers: Should Men Listen to Female Speakers? :: Desiring God

A “New Agnosticism” - Coming Soon?

Is there a new movement coming out in response to the theists and the new Atheist: AlbertMohler.com – A “New Agnosticism” — Coming Soon?:

Rosenbaum has no tolerance for theism, either. In fact, he basically accepts the atheistic rejection of any belief in a personal God. “Let me make clear that I accept most of the New Atheist’s criticism of religious bad behavior over the centuries, and of theology itself,” he asserts. “I just don’t accept turning science into a new religion until it can show it has all the answers, which it hasn’t, and probably never will.”

“Agnosticism is not for the simple-minded and is not as congenial as atheism and theism are.” Ah, so by implication, theism and atheism might be for the simple-minded, but it takes a higher intellect to be agnostic. How humble.

Stuff Christians Like: Being Jerks Online – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Agree? Disagree? Stuff Christians Like: Being Jerks Online – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Ministries of Mercy by Keller free audio

You have to sign up the the website, but then every month you can get a free audio book. This month's is a book by Tim Keller from: christianaudio.com

Christian Experience

Jensen quotes John (not Joel) Osteen on an religious experience and talks about religious experiences in general: Articles | Ministry Training Paper: Christian Experience | Phillip Jensen:

...when we try to attach our Holy Spirit crisis experience to the Scriptures, giving it a Biblical name and prescribing it for all Christians we cause needless strife, jealousy, division and harm to the church, which is God’s temple.

Matt Chandler at the 2010 SBC Pastor’s Conference

Matt Chandler at the 2010 SBC Pastor’s Conference | The Village Church : From Our Pastors

Anne Rice: Love Christ, Not His Bride

Anne Rice, who once converted to Christianity after looking into the historical facts around Jesus has now quit the Church and so this article says is now not a Christians... Anne Rice: Love Christ, Not His Bride – The Gospel Coalition Blog

Nobody who belongs to a local church will say that it’s always easy to love fellow Christians who have been justified and yet continue to sin. At the same time, no Christian who knows himself believes it’s always easy for others to love him, either. And yet we’ve been called to love one another according to the example of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. A maturing disciple of Christ learns to love when it’s hard and submit to the Word’s authority when we’re tempted to disagree.

Do Christians need a Christian prime minister?

Greg Clarke writes on the Drum: ABC The Drum Unleashed - Do Christians need a Christian prime minister?:

Australia isn't the most godless nation on earth, but nor are we God's nation on earth. In Christian understanding, that title doesn't belong to any nation, but only to the rag-tag collection of God-botherers, who gather together from many nations, many backgrounds and many political persuasions as what we call 'church'.