Posts under ‘Encouragement’

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1)
Here is a beautiful song from Sovereign Grace Music with a very moving animation to illustrate the parable.

It is somehow strangely fitting that on Easter Sunday I should hear of the death of Mark Ashton (yesterday). Mark was the minister of the church I attended when I first became a Christian at university, and so like many others I owe him a huge debt of thanks for his ministry and example.
How [...]

Whiter than snow. (that all rhymes – how lovely!)
This is a refreshing little series of meditations on Psalm 51. They will warm your soul and keep grace where it should be – at the forefront of our hearts and minds.

I have heard good things about the Living Leadership project, which hosts an annual conference for those in pastoral ministry, focusing on their own spiritual refreshment – something too easily neglected in the busyness of ministry. And they have very generously made all their conference talks from the last few years available online. [...]

Though we speak in this way, yet in your case beloved, we feel sure of better things – things that belong to salvation. For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. And we [...]

I’ve been having a look this morning at an interesting campaign from the Evangelical Alliance called Simplify. It’s a great and a timely call to the discipleship Jesus taught – and more relevant than ever in a time of Credit Crunch. Do have a look. There is a free download of a [...]

Here are some more Wordles from Josh Donegani.

Whole Bible Wordle
 

Gospel Wordle

Enjoy…

A friend of mine, Josh Donegani, has created some interesting graphics using Wordle.
The way these work is the size of a word is proportional to its frequency within a given text. So, at one level, the more important the word in a text, the larger it will be.
I will post a couple [...]

He is risen indeed. Hallelujah!

Two things which have been a blessing to me. They’re not new, but they’re well worth a look…
First, Woodland Presbyterian Church. This is the church where Dale Ralph Davis pastors, and they are publishing his sermons online. Always worth hearing. (But be warned – some of the older ones are in [...]