We’re off to the Cornerstone Festival soon, so Ars Gratia will be without new info the last week of June. Peace be with you.
The Simple Way community in Philadelphia suffered a major fire on June 20th. From their site. They are one of a few growing Christian communities in the New Monastic movement, featured recently in Christianity Today. Their mission has centered around not only ministering to those in need, but moving in to their neighborhoods, sharing life [...]
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Ruth Graham has entered her rest. May she sleep at peace until the return of our King. Then, may she rise with us all in glory to praise God forever. Amen.
Mike Sangrey has some interesting thoughts at Better Bibles Blog about the translation of John 1:1-5. This is a well known and much loved passage, so it’s likely that people will prefer the traditional translation of the text, but he makes an interesting observation from a literary point of view that John was writing this [...]
Not everyone is a fan of video in church, but I am. Sermon Spice has been around for a while. Like anything else, some of its content is good, and some is a tad blah. I discovered one of the newer sites yesterday, and it has some good stuff. It’s not free, but it’s not [...]
Beware the Fearsome Pirate, for when he gets cranky, he hits you hard with truth. Read: Improving Your Sermons Need a sample? OK: Preach the Bible Preach what the text actually says STOP TRYING TO FIX THE TEXT!!! Preach the whole text Preach neglected texts Stop wasting our time Preach Christ Amen.
Something to check out: newmonasticism.org
Learning some basic Greek has been a great experience. I have a Hebrew primer, but haven’t started yet. (One language at a time is quite enough, thanks!) But if you’re looking for another tool, I came across this yesterday: HebrewSyntax.org
How many Western evangelicals can you think of who would gladly and willingly be put to the sword for the Name of Jesus, the Christ? How many of us are so confident in the promise of resurrection in the new heavens and new earth that we have no fear of death? How many of us [...]
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This statement was posted as the banner quote at the Boar’s Head Tavern for a while. If you’re part of a “seeker sensitive” church, please give it some thought. If your appeal to the seeker mindset never lets you get to the reality of preaching the crucified and risen Savior, you have a problem. On [...]