Posted in Lists, Missions on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Here are some suggestions synthesized from this post which I found very instructive:
Prayer. That has to be number one.
Communication. When I go back to visit my church in August I’ll probably know about half or a third of the number of people I knew there when I left. But still the blow can be softened [...]
Posted in Articles, Lists on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re going to criticize, and I prefer the words “admonish” or “exhort”, then 9Marks offers the following points to follow:
1. Directly, not indirectly. If you’re anything like me, you might have a temptation to imply something, to presume something, to do anything to avoid a direct confrontation. Be very careful, however, before adopting this [...]
Posted in Lists, PC, Software on November 22, 2007 | No Comments »
This is in no means a ranking of the best Libronix resources, but just the ones I don’t have and would be particularly useful to sermon prep and studies, in order of importance to me:
Grudem’s Systematic Theology - $40
Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics - $40
Libronix Scholar’s Gold Upgrade from Silver -$300
Discipleship Journal -$85
Holman NT Commentary [...]
Posted in Books, Lists, PC, Software on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Recently I had the blessing of picking up some of Phil Gons’ books to add to my Libronix library, bringing the total number of resources up to 3054. Yes, that’s right, digitally I have nearly six times the number of books on my shelf. Digital books are great because they are portable, searchable, and actually [...]
Posted in Lists on November 13, 2007 | No Comments »
I know what I want for Christmas.
Posted in Church, Lists on November 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s something you may not have known or suspected. When I grew up my family went to a conservative Christian church and I subsequently went to a Swedish Baptist college in Minnesota. I recently went back to my home town and was sickened by what became of the family church over the last 20 years. [...]
Posted in Books, Lists on November 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Books: In time for the holiday shopping season, the Girl Talk blog has posted CJ Mahaney’s annual list of Christmas book ideas for the men in your life.
HT: Josh Harris
Posted in Blogs, Lists on November 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Dennis Prager has an article on blog commenting, which provoked Justin Taylor to consider and type up this list of questions to ask before posting:
Am I expressing love for my fellow believers? (John 13:35, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 
Are my [...]
Posted in Lists, Salvation on November 12, 2007 | No Comments »
According to the latest Leadership Journal:
Active Christians 19%
Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ
Committed churchgoers
Bible readers
Accept leadership positions
Invest in personal faith development through the church
Feel obligated to share faith; 79% do so.
Professing Christians 20%
Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ
Focus on personal relationship with God and Jesus
Similar beliefs to Active Christians, different actions
Less involved in church, both [...]
Posted in Articles, Lists, Mac on November 12, 2007 | No Comments »
aka How To Get Things Done on a Mac
How to clear your Mac desktop.
How to create a minimalist working environment.
Why Spotlight makes filing unnecessary.
How to use utilities such as Quicksilver, Mail Act-on, and others to be productive.
How to make quick decisions.
How to clear your mind so you can focus on the task at hand.
Why single-tasking [...]
