Posted on January 29, 2010 by gracedependent
In my continued reading of Mark Driscoll’s book, Death by Love, I found that he put succinctly “five great truths regarding the theology of the cross and your life. I’ve reproduced them below for your encouragement as well:
You were created for God’s glory – Isaiah 43:6-7
Everything in your life is an opportunity to glorify God [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2010 by gracedependent
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 kept my attention. I [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2010 by gracedependent
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) – Sometimes the [...]
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Posted on January 2, 2010 by gracedependent
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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Posted on January 1, 2010 by gracedependent
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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Posted on December 28, 2009 by gracedependent
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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Posted on November 6, 2009 by gracedependent
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; you listened [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2009 by gracedependent
Loving Your Wife as Christ Loves the Church is the latest release from Larry McCall (Walking Like Jesus Did). He not only is an author but conference & leadership seminar speaker, and the Pastor for Preaching and Teaching at Christ’s Covenant Church which is just a short drive from where I live. Published by BMH [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2009 by gracedependent
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 that would [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by gracedependent
I’ve contacted some of the speakers that will be present at the upcoming Together for the Gospel 2010 conference and asked them a single question:
If you could give one reason to encourage pastors to attend the Together for the Gospel 2010 conference, what would it be?
Below are some of the responses I’ve received:
Kevin DeYoung:
There’s simply [...]
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