Resources for Ministering to the Suffering – 9Marks

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

My friend, NW Bingham, tweeted a link to the 9Marks website on which was shared some resources for ministering to the suffering. I have used or read most of them and benefited greatly from them personally. One of the blessings of the internet is finding new resources and I found a couple that I will [...]

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For Logos users: FREE eBook – Robert Murray McCheyne

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Pastor Mark Kelly

For those of you who use Logos Bible Software: Logos Bible Software is partnering with Desiring God Ministries to provide Memoir and Remains of the Rev.Robert Murray McCheyne as a Logos ebook.  This is a limited offer lasting only two weeks.  I have a hardback copy of the Memoirs of McCheyne – Including His Letters [...]

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Chronic Pain and the Church

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Is the Church preparing people to live with chronic pain?  Does the Church teach people how to be “God’s kind of patient”?  Does the person worshiping next to you on Sunday morning understand that Scripture has much to say about the crippling pain they are in?  When faced with chronic pain do you think “HOPE”, [...]

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Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris, a review

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why it Matters by Joshua Harris (Sex is not the Problem (Lust is); Stop Dating the Church) Publisher: Multnomah Books; You may purchase the book from Waterbrook Multnomah here. Hardcover; 240 pages; ISBN: 9781601421517 Recommended From the moment I opened the package from Multnomah this book has [...]

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What moves God?

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Psalm 12 – from our daily reading plan. Today’s reading provides one of “those” Psalms that really hit home.  It just seems to be very practical in nature and one that most Christians can identify with.  Below are my thoughts, aided by the Treasury of David (Spurgeon) on Psalm 12: “Help, Lord” – (v.1) – [...]

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Faithful Women & Their Extraordinary God – Noel Piper, (Free)

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Ladies, often times you are faced with incredible challenges in life.  Some days it’s just plain difficult to have excitement and passion about anything, let alone God.  Sometimes he is shoved to the back burner of the overcrowded stove of life’s demands.  Noel Piper, John Piper’s wife, has written a book which contains five biographies [...]

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Grace Dependent Blog: 2010

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I have spent the last several weeks contemplating the future of Grace Dependent.  I was challenged by the posts of Abraham Piper, Justin Taylor and Tim Challies on how I use the internet in ministry.  When gathered together, these thoughts & suggestions seemed to point me in a direction to become very focused in how [...]

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Who came and went at Grace Dependent 2009

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Grace Dependent made a splash, albeit small, in the blogosphere in 2009.  Here are the Top Referrers to this site, Top Posts of 2009, Top Engine Searches that brought you here, and the Top Click Throughs to other sites.  If you have not yet visited the sites linke below, please take time to do so.  [...]

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Top five blog posts I read today:

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Here are excerpts from some blog posts I read today that either encouraged me or flat-out made me think: 1. Michael Patton, Parchment and Pen: You know what it feels like: you are on fire; you are ready, willing and able; you don’t need any more sermons on Rom 12:1. You are a living sacrifice; [...]

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Desiring God by John Piper (FREE) – Christianaudio.com

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

This month’s free audio download by Christianaudio.com is Desiring God by John Piper.  Just click the link for the free audio download on their front page, enter coupon code NOV2009 and you too can enjoy this tremendous resource. What others have said about Desiring God: “Mind-hammering and heart-warming, Desiring God ignites a passion for God [...]

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