The Anchor Devotional I wrote for today is about why God’s authorship of the Bible is important.
Some people say the Bible doesn’t need to have God as its author in order for it to be helpful. That’s like saying you don’t need a love letter to be from your spouse in order to make you happy.
Currently reading: Leading God’s People: Wisdom from the Early Church for Today by Christopher A. Beeley 📚
“When Christians trust God, they find themselves doing things that otherwise seemed impossible.” (From my devotional today in Anchor.)
Big topics covered this Sunday in the Confession Overview Class. For example: How can you experience communion with God? And what does that even mean? Join us after worship, 11:15am-12:00pm. Here is the updated handout.
It amazes me that God uses human teachers to help us grow, but he does. As Paul said to the Thessalonians, “You became imitators of us and of the Lord…. And so you became a model to all the believers.” Whom are you imitating? Why? Who is imitating you? Is it good that they are?
Currently reading: The Christian Family by Herman Bavinck 📚
Got a great intern coming from @wscal to officially start the Covenant Summer Internship Program next week. Thx to churches across the @OrthodoxPC for helping us make this possible and to an anon supporter in #Tucson for funding the housing. Y’all are amazing. Praise God!
R. Scott Clark: “Are P&R Churches “Wholly Inadequate” To Investigate Abuse?”
“This is not a binary choice. The church should fulfill its vocation to address sin but it should do so with all the resources it has to hand.”
At Glover Ranch tonight. Saw paintings by students of @dellachelpkaart. Reminded me of the filmmaking comeback in Marana. Southern Arizona is great place for art.
Reading: Thoughts on Family Worship by James W. Alexander. 📚
As authoritative, powerful, helpful, and life-giving as God’s Word is, I hope you’re in a church where you get to hear lots of the Bible. @LigonDuncan explains more about the public reading of Scripture. Advice for pastors included. (Tweet)
This Sunday at Covenant, I continue my overview the Westminster Confession of Faith after worship. Coming up: oaths and vows; civil govern; marriage and divorce. Here are the notes..
In Christ, we are also children of God and walk in the way of our Father. “Walk with God, before God, and after God” via @fredfredsanders