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Response to Philadelphia’s lifting of the mask mandate

Hi Friends, The city has announced that they are lifting the mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people this Friday, June 11th. This is definitely surprising as Philadelphia has […]

Subject: Midweek Miscellaneous Resources for Growth: Free E-Book, Finding a Spouse, Asking Good Questions, Pursuing Ethnic Unity, Etc.

Midweek Miscellanies (6/9/21) – An assortment of articles, book recommendations, blog posts, podcasts and other links that we hope you find helpful. Free E-Book: Remember Death by Matthew McCullough: Another […]

Midweek Miscellaneous Resources for Growth: Spurgeon and Depression, Fighting Sin, Free E-Book, Sharing Your Testimony, Praying for our Kids, Etc.

Midweek Miscellanies (6/2/21) – An assortment of articles, book recommendations, blog posts, podcasts and other links that we hope you find helpful. What Does Ongoing Sin Say About Me?: Helpful thought […]

Are we going to stop Livestreaming?

Can you imagine what would have happened had this pandemic come fifteen years ago?  There would have been no Zoom, no easy way to Livestream our church service, and no […]

Vaxxed or Masked: Can we be charitable with one another?

Our country continues to find new ways to polarize us. Now we are being split into two categories: Vaxxed” and “Masked.” It is tempting for vaccinated people to label the […]

Miscellaneous Resources for Growth: Marriage, Living on Mission, Learning to Listen Well, Memorizing Scripture, Etc

Midweek Miscellanies (5/26/21) – An assortment of articles, book recommendations, blog posts, podcasts and other links that we hope you find helpful. Living on Mission this Summer: Practical ideas for engaging […]

Midweek Misc: Raising kids, Weary Wandering, Distant Drama…

Midweek Miscellanies (5/19/21) – An assortment of articles, book recommendations, blog posts, podcasts and other links that we hope you find helpful. It Takes a Church to Raise a Child: In […]

It takes a church to raise a child

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We […]

Midweek Miscellanies (5/12/21) -Serving, Suffering, Writing, Deconversion, and more!

Midweek Miscellanies (5/12/21) – An assortment of articles, book recommendations, blog posts, podcasts and other links that we hope you find helpful. Serving is an Identity and a Purpose: Helpful thoughts […]

Serving is an identity and a purpose

One of my favorite movies is Beauty and the Beast.  I’m not ashamed to admit it. What can I say?  I’m a sucker for the Disney classics.  I mean, there […]