What does it feel like to be in the center of God's will? Sometimes it feels like the pains of childbirth. In Galatians 4:19, Paul makes this striking aside: "[M]y little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!" A few observations… He compares his anguish to the anguish of childbirth. Ouch! That is a lot of … [Read more...] about Love, Pain, and God’s Will
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Ordinary Pastor
MEMOIRS OF AN ORDINARY PASTOR: THE LIFE AND REFLECTIONS OF TOM CARSONBy D.A. Carson What a tenderhearted book. Don Carson composes a narrative of and testimony to his dad, Tom Carson, an ordinary pastor. Tom is a hardworking pastor to French Canada. His church is only ever small. His ministry never sparkles with easy or abundant success. But Tom is ever … [Read more...] about Ordinary Pastor
Church in a Chevy
Can you go to church in a Chevy? There is a delightful song by Jordan Davis called "Church in a Chevy." Davis describes in this song a wonderful moment many of us have likely felt. It is a spiritual moment where something inside us clicks or dawns. We feel peace. Our perspective shifts. The song describes the moment like this: I went to church in a Chevy on a … [Read more...] about Church in a Chevy