December 2011
7 posts
Lives of Repentance
Oh how the church and our communities would be transformed if this were more true of God’s people…
John Frame:
We need more Christians who will lead lives of repentance, for repentance always challenges pride.
If you’re coming to God daily to confess to him how much you have sinned, you will find it hard to pretend that you are holier than everybody else. You’ll find...
Suffering in Community and Our Common Responses
In the midst of your struggles do you ever feel like you are all alone? Have you been in a community where someone suffers and not known how to respond? If so, your experience is not out of the ordinary. Saints as old as Job, who some say is the one of the earliest Christian books, have gone through incredible suffering and felt like they have been abandoned by everyone who once loved them. The...
“But when the Bible speaks of love, it measures it primarily not by how much you...”
– Tim Keller, The Meaning of Marriage (via mikerusch)
Prayer: Gift of Gifts | Valley of Vision
This Christmas at the Austin Stone we are preaching through various prayers from the Valley of Vision. Few books have helped stir my prayers and worship like this one. If you don’t have a copy of these Puritan prayers buy it today, or ask for it for Christmas! The prayer below is the only prayer in the book specific to Christmas - it is called The Gift of Gifts:
O Source of all Good,
What...
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