The effect of liberalism

I was recently listening to a sermon by Joshua Harris on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. In this particular sermon Harris quotes H. Reinhold Neibuhr when he wrote:

"A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross."

You can listen to the entire sermon here. Also Justin Taylor has quoted this in the past as well--there is another great quote in that article as well.

Fathering in a Minefield

This from Douglas Wilson:

"Gracious fathers lead their sons through the minefield of sin. Indulgent fathers watch their sons wander off into the minefield. Legal fathers chase them there."

You can read the entire article here.

Don't

This video clip will absolutely revitalize your marriage:



(HT: Bird)

The narrowing power of the gospel

"Theories and schemes and ceremonies grow tame and dead to the man who has looked the gospel in the face."

-Phillips Brooks

Quoted from The Life of Phillips Brooks, p.41

Daggers to my heart

Every so often you read something that shoots daggers into your heart.  The words are so convicting and yet inspiring.  This is a good way to discern whether or not its true conviction or just beating yourself up out of false pride.  I think this is a legitmate dagger.  I just finished reading a blog post by Brant Hansen.  He compares LeaderMan vs. Servant Leader, saying that we need more Servant Leaders like Jesus and no more of the LeaderMan type.  The statement that shot the biggest dagger into my heart is this one:

LeaderMan:  Loves the idea of the Gospel, and the idea of The Church 

Servant Leader: Loves God and the actual individual people God brings across his path

You can read the entire list here.