I start preaching 2 John tomorrow morning. It should be on the podcast later in the day. Interesting tidbit: Karen Jobes gives some good reasons to think that it may have been a cover letter to 1 John.
OPCers in HI, AZ, and CA: @pscopc posted some important updates today regarding several upcoming meetings.
After the workout after the win, Suns forward Jae Crowder in Arizona Republic: “That’s what I’ve been preaching to the guys. Make the days count and it will pay off at the right time. Just continue to stay with the grind." 🏀
Liked: Were Joseph and Mary ‘poor’?
Church fostering will move into the early adoption stage. Church fostering takes place when a healthier church helps a less healthy church for a defined period, usually less than a year. We anticipate 30,000 churches (meaning 15,000 foster churches and 15,000 fostering churches) will enter into this relationship in 2021. Again, this trend portends well for the overall gospel witness of local congregations.
Sharing resources to support other churches is common in the OPC when it comes to church planting. Similar models could be easily adapted for this kind of foster situation.
Working together, scientists across disciplines were able find, produce, and even taste fruit from seeds thousands of years old. In Tucson, we’re blessed to have Native Seeds/SEARCH doing similar work every day for the seeds of our region.
Hooray! Now you can use @AmazonSmile on a browser or in the Amazon mobile app. I support Westminster Seminary California with my purchases. You should too. @wscal is doing great work.
a Hamilton parody just in time for Christmas… Jesus Christ of Nazareth 🙂✨
“The Spirit did not lead Jesus above natural life with its exposure to dangers, trials, temptation, and suffering, but deeper and deeper into it. We may with profit consider this in our own trials and temptations.” From:Rediscovering the Holy Spirit by Michael Horton. 📚
A good definition of biblicism + resource page from @heidelblog.net.
So thankful for the way @opchomemissions supported Covenant when we were a church plant. Watch to hear from two current church planters about ministry during COVID-19. Watch on Vimeo.
Strange… there doesn’t seem to be an emoji for video calls. Do these work: selfie 🤳 or a handshake+smartphone w/arrow combo 🤝📲?
I started a sermon series yesterday called The Promised Messiah. #1 The Last Word; #2 Mediator of a New Covenant.
Take heed: David French on The Crisis of Christian Celebrity
I’ve known a number of Christian public figures who haven’t fallen—men and women who’ve lived decades in the public eye and have lived with integrity. And while they’ve come from different backgrounds and different strands of Christian theology, they’ve typically shared two common convictions.
First, they don’t trust their virtue.
Second, they don’t believe they earned their fame.
You don’t need to be a celebrity to take this advice.