On this day when many will head to church, I want to revisit a question I had asked a couple years ago:
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In his book, Teaching to Change Lives, Dr. Howard Hendricks makes the point that, “The average listener in evangelical churches is not excited by the truth - he’s embalmed by it.”
Are you excited by [...]
As an avid reader, I frequently feel the need to mark in the books I’m reading. It is proven that you remember material better when you interact with it, and that can include underlining and highlighting. I always use a pencil, but I’ve heard several folks lately argue for the benefits of using [...]
This week has been spent cleaning my room, welcoming a new roommate, buying school books, and other similar tasks. The week before school is an exciting time, because the anticipation is palpable as everyone prepares for the new classes, new faces, and new opportunities. But it is also a time of sober reflection [...]
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With another weekend comes another question. This question comes from my old youth group; the pastor loves asking this question to get to know someone better. Although it doesn’t tell you much about the person themselves, it shows you a little bit of their past. I’d love to hear answers if you [...]
I’ll probably have a more thoughtful post ready in the next day or two, but for now I’ll answer my own questions about what I’d want to have if I were stranded on a deserted island.
1) What 1 book would you want to have with you?
If I was left to live out the rest of [...]
Imagine yourself stuck and alone on an isolated desert island with little to no hope of rescue. If you found yourself in such a situation and had your choice of any of the following, knowing that you would only ever get one of each and that they would be your sole entertainment on the [...]
I’m leaving town to visit family again this week, but I want to share one more idea before I am gone for the weekend. This time, I don’t really expect any answers to the question (I’d still love to hear answers to last week’s question on the obligations of a Christian writer). I’d [...]
This summer a few of us started meeting weekly for breakfast and fellowship, and each week we tackle a different topic. So far, we’ve compared Tolkien’s writing and Rowling’s attempt, tackled the nature of God’s sovereignty in light of Romans 8 and 9, discussed modern politics, and generally enjoyed one another’s company.
Only three of [...]
Today, on the recommendation of my church’s youth pastor, I read Dr. Howard Hendricks’s Teaching to Change Lives. The insights and advice in the book are very valuable, and my teaching will be changed for reading his book.
In the book, Dr. Hendricks makes the point that:
The average listener in evangelical churches is not excited [...]
My weekend trip went well, but I am glad to be back for a fair number of reasons. To be able to return home to one’s own bed after a time spent elsewhere is one of the great pleasures in life.
Now to the questions. Although not everyone that I expected to hear from [...]
