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Aaron Armstrong / May 12, 2016

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Troubleshooting the Celebrity Pastor Problem

Jared Wilson:

So let us accept the soundness of the typical boundaries and relational and ministerial guardrails that every pastor and his church ought to have in place. But what else can we do? What are some specific, practical things that can be done to work against the idolization of the successful pastor? I have a few ideas. They are not easy things to do, of course, but wise things rarely come easily.

Skirting scandalous questions

This is a very fair and balanced article.

Read Scripture: Micah

I love these videos from The Bible Project:

Who Made Satan?

Matt Smethurst:

Cultural caricatures aside, Satan is the personal being whom Christians know as the great deceiver, the archenemy of God and his people.

Scripture says a lot about his character and actions—who he is and what he does—but what about his origins? Where did he come from? Who created the Devil?

Love the Season You’re In

Kim Shay:

In 1989, I left my job to stay at home with my infant daughter. I never returned to work outside the home. While I have never regretted my decision, there were times over the years when I wished I was in someone else’s shoes. At the very least, I wished I was in someone else’s season of life.

Ten Things I Learned at Church on Sunday

Erik Raymond:

As I was reflecting on this past Lord’s Day I was struck by a number of things particularly encouraging to me. God met us as a church in the ordinary and showed us his extraordinary faithfulness, grace, beauty, and power. I compiled 10 quick observations about what affected me this weekend alone (I am shortening my list from where it could truly be). May these encourage you in your appreciation of the ordinary in your local church as well.

Engagement and Mission in the Realm of Sport

Reid Monaghan:

One of my favorite authors, GK Chesterton, once said that he was all too ready to write books upon even the feeblest of provocation. (Chesterton, Orthodoxy, “Introduction in Defence of Everything Else, online here). I must admit Jim Elliff’s recent repost, “When Ball becomes Baal” has provoked some thought and passion in me as well. With a wonderful and catchy title, Elliff has pressed some appropriate buttons of sport culture in our society. Yet at the same time, I do think there is a bit more that can be said. So I’ll do my small part to say at least a bit of that.

Introducing the Custom ESV Bible Program

This is a cool program Crossway’s put together.

Google will start banning all ads from payday lenders

This is good news:

The company said Wednesday that it will ban all payday loan ads from its popular online advertising system in recognition of criticism from consumer advocates who say these short-term, high-interest deals are often used to prey on poor people in moments of desperation.

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Aaron Armstrong / July 7, 2010

Know Your Enemy

From Mark Driscoll’s recent sermon, Jesus Casts Out Demons. The transcript follows:

[W]hat Paul says to the Corinthians is if we know how our enemy works, then we can defend ourselves. But if we don’t know how he works, he’s going to defeat us. And there are many names given for Satan in the Bible, but I’ll share nine of them with you because they all refer to a particular aspect of Satan’s work.

1. Accuser (Revelation 12:10)

He is called, in Revelation 12:10, “the accuser of the children of God.” He accuses them day and night. Some of you will hear: “you are a failure, you are without hope, you are beyond the love of God, you are beyond the grace of God, what you have done can never be forgiven, God does not love you, you should die, you should kill yourself.” You will hear that negative self-talk, often “you, you, you.” And if there were someone next to you saying those things, you would rightly identify it as accusation from opposition. But because it’s from a spirit being who is unseen, you think you have low self-esteem, negative self-image, negative self-talk, but it’s accusation. It’s accusation. [Read more…] about Know Your Enemy

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