Posts under ‘Encouragement’

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 [...]

A wonderful gem from Hilary of Poitiers.  Almost makes revision worthwhile!  May this be the aim/desire/prayer of Bible teachers everywhere:
For he is the best student who does not read his thoughts into the book, but lets it reveal its own; who draws from it its sense, and does not import his own into it, nor [...]

A challenge and a reminder from Jonathan Edwards.
“If there were a great treasure of gold and pearls accidentally found, and opened with such circumstances that all might have as much as they could gather; would not every one think it worth his while to make a business of gathering while it should last? [...]