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Slow Your Roll

September 8, 2011
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Remember, it is not hasty reading—but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the bee’s touching of the flower, which gathers honey—but her abiding for a time upon the flower, which draws out the sweet. It is not he who reads most—but [...]

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Best Book of ’09 – so far

May 1, 2009

Yesterday I asked via Twitter and Facebook, “What’s the best book you’ve read so far in 2009?” I got a pretty good response and thought I would share it on the blog. Some interesting stuff. Of course, some of these books received multiple votes (And don’t start slamming someone else’s pick). Here’s most of what [...]

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Sanctification

March 15, 2009

Let us feel convinced, whatever others may say, that holiness is happiness and that the man who gets through life most comfortably is the sanctified man. JC Ryle, Holiness Today I preached on Growing in Grace (the doctrine of sanctification), and am encouraging people to continue thinking through the issues we covered by picking up [...]

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3 Things On The Agenda

February 5, 2009

The kids are in bed, Jen’s working on a project upstairs, and I have a 3 things I need to get into tonight. The leadership at Redeemer is re-thinking advertising and marketing. Kevin Cawley knew this and recommended Seth Godin’s book Permission Marketing. Actually, Steve McCoy recommended it to me first, but I wasn’t listening. [...]

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The Best Periodicals

April 30, 2008

I am looking to sign up for a few more periodicals, but thought I would get some recommendations from my readers. From The Founders Journal to Fast Company there is some great stuff out there for the thoughtful Christian engaged in ministry. So, here’s the question: if you could only get three periodicals (magazines, journals, [...]

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