Ploughing, Plodding, and Revival As this post notes, the day after day plodding is good, right and necessary for survival. He author writes, "Much of the Christian life is plodding. And that’s ok because there’s

Love the real not the ideal We tend to idealize many things in life, but loving an idea of the church is not loving the church. As this post notes, "But all of our naive

What's the Problem? Dealing with Life Who said life was supposed to lack difficulties? "The truth behind all of this is that we have been given all of the spiritual resources necessary to overcome our

Preaching Is Not Just Information Transfer Here Colin Hansan notes, "The best preacher for you is the preacher who is faithful to God’s Word. Even better if he’s willing to meet you over coffee or

I'm Not All That Awesome Tim Challies begins this brief blog post writing, "It must be difficult to live out the gospel of self-esteem, the “gospel” that insists I’m nothing short of awesome. It is,

Backyard Missions: Recognizing the Value of Mundane Moments Sometimes we get so wrapped up in self we overlook the image bearers around us. At points we need to be awakened to the need of others.

Bearing Burdens, Being Gods When you look at the world it is possible to become overwhelmed and experience anxiety and weariness. In truth, we can't fix all the world's problems nor are we supposed to.

How I Accidentally Stumbled Across—And Then Fell in Love with—the Ordinary Means of Grace In this post, Alex Duke tells a story of an ordinary preacher preaching a faithful sermon. He writes, "What happened over

The Olympics are about Failure Failure is necessary, just look at athletes in the Olympics. Often it is a better teacher than victory. As this post points out, "This is not simply the secular aphorism

Live Where You Live Modern technology can make having a sense of place fleeting, but it is important to live where you are. The author of this post notes, "Living where we are makes the