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Meet Dick and Shirley: ordinary heroes
An ordinary hero is a person who quietly (pastors don’t qualify) and faithfully serves. These are people we should honor. Do you know any ordinary heroes? Send them to me at chris theredbrickchurch.org One of the reasons that missions…
Mohler: Stop saying, “I prefer expository preaching”
One of the first steps to a recovering of authentic Christian preaching is to stop saying, “I prefer expository preaching.” Rather, we should define exactly what we mean when we say “preach.” What we mean is, very simply, reading the…
Meet Pastor Roy Summers and Manor Park Church of Worcester, England
Monday is for meeting other churches and pastors One of my concerns for the church in North America today is that local churches are too disconnected from one another. While there are several highly visible churches, many of the people…
Can you define parochialism?
"Parochialism: “Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial” I often tell our people that, “a local church is not a local church.” While we certainly should be concerned across the street, we need also to think about around the world.…
“Canals don’t flow; they stagnate”
It’s worth reading through this point from Stuart Briscoe to get to the summary statement at the end. So great is our commitment to the thought patters of the modern world that assume every effect has a traceable, measurable, and…
Would you pray in a special way for the preaching of the Word in your church tomorrow?
If you are a Brick, would you come by my study for prayer at 8:30 tomorrow? I often plead with people in our church to come pray with me before the morning services. The reason is that in my own…
They might have used Styx, “Too much time on my hands,” for the soundtrack.
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Prayer lessons from Jesus
Pastor Jeremy Carr reflects on our Lord’s example in prayer. Early in Jesus’ ministry, he is experiencing great success. His fame is spreading through Galilee as he casts out demons and heals many sick people. After one particularly busy day…
Roger Ebert’s new old voice
Justin Taylor: Technology can be abused, but it sure can be amazing. As many of you undoubtedly know, film critic Roger Ebert is no longer able to use his vocal chords and has no voice, due to multiple surgeries. For…