Tag Archives: discipleship

Hospitality and Discipleship

I’ve recently been reading  some bowline posts by Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman in the Grand Cayman Islands. As I ran across his discussion of Hospitality and Discipleship I thought that he had … Continue reading

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When plodding along glorifies God

I came across this quote about the nature of the Church from an article entitled “The Glory of Plodding” in a recent edition of the Tabletalk Magazine. I liked the way the author honors the “ordinary” Christian life. In a … Continue reading

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Great Audiobooks for Free from ChristianAudio.com

For the month of March you can download—for free—the audiobooks for Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship and John Piper’s Fifty Reasons Jesus Came to Die. These are both excellent books that everyone from Peace Lutheran should read..or listen to……. Use … Continue reading

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Reflections on Anger

I have come across two articles on anger that I think are worth your time to read: In his article The Economy of Anger, Mark Galli explores tome of the ways that our current economic crisis is eating away at … Continue reading

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Servant Leadership in the Business World Means Valuing Persons First

The MacLaurin Institute has just released its 2nd annual Faith and Business lecture given by Ken Melrose, former CEO of Toro Corporation. You can access the summary of the lecture HERE, download the entire lecture in MP3 format HERE, or … Continue reading

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When you run into fellow disciples of Jesus Christ…..

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do … Continue reading

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Fall Sermon Series and Adult Bible Study: The People of Peace: CHRIST Centered CROSS Focused PEACEMAKERS

Jesus Said: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 [show]Matthew 5:9 [9]"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons(1) of God. (ESV) Footnotes 1. [5:9] Greek ‘huioi’; see preface The Apostle … Continue reading

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Can Rights Be Wrong?

The Following is a challenging reflection on the nature of "rights" from the folks at Peacemaker Ministries.  In the upcoming months we will be using many materials from this ministry as we explore what it means for the people of … Continue reading

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The Pastor Recommends: The Peacemaker a Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict (3rd edition) by Ken Sande

Jesus Said: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9 [show]Matthew 5:9 [9]"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons(1) of God. (ESV) Footnotes 1. [5:9] Greek ‘huioi’; see preface The Peacemaker … Continue reading

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Repetition Can Be a Blessed Thing

Is not everything that we do, on a practical level, a series of repetitions? Let not the preacher of truth grow weary and say: `I have told them, and will not repeat it!’Let not the hearer of truth grow proud … Continue reading

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