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06/05/2022

Happiness and Holiness Aren’t Mutually Exclusive || Buying a Gun and Getting an Abortion Aren’t the Same || When Belief is Agony || Recovering the Exclusivity of the Gospel || “Love So Great” by Shane & Shane

Catch of the Day is an aggregate of various articles and resources from across the web, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Happiness and Holiness Aren’t Mutually Exclusive “When I consider the fleeting joy of indulging sin, it’s nothing compared to the

05/05/2022

Oh, how we in the West need a steady diet of these kind of stories! God’s Church is still advancing by way of the blood of martyrs. Praise God…and may we be counted worthy to suffer for the name of Jesus. ( 5/5/22)

It’s the stuff inspirational movies are made of, but this is the real-life story of a man and his lasting influence in a South Asian village. Kahan went from practicing Hinduism to testifying for Jesus. Then, this is where the plot thickens: he’s murdered. Allegedly, the death was an attempt to ...

05/05/2022

Genesis 15:6

05/05/2022

The two tools outlined in this article are simple, yet can have a remarkable impact on your understanding of the biblical text.

I have made it a habit, when studying a passage/chapter, to copy & paste it into a word processor; remove the chapter & verse numbers; set the line spacing to double; print it off and begin decomposition by applying symbols, circles and arrows to the text. Next, I externalize my thoughts and discoveries in the margin. (from 5/5/22)

Decomposition and externalization are the most basic bible study tools that you need to understand a text. I explain both in this post.

05/05/2022

“Unearthing the Bible” by Titus Kennedy || The Word of God Is Worth the Work || The Most Basic Bible Study Tools || Death Doesn’t Stop Persecuted Churches || Warning about Celebrity Pastors

Catch of the Day is an aggregate of various articles and resources from across the web, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. “Unearthing the Bible” by Titus Kennedy After watching a couple of YouTube videos of Titus, I decided to grab his biblical archeolo

04/05/2022

PEACE WITH GOD.

04/05/2022

John Owen’s 9 Instructions for Killing Sin || Eight Lies Moms Believe || Confessions of a Sometimes Restless Insomniac || 6 Spiritual Conditions in Your Congregation || 20 Questions with Pastor Mike

Catch of the Day is an aggregate of various articles and resources from across the web, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. John Owen’s 9 Instructions for Killing Sin Do you play with your sin or put it to death? Grant Gaines breaks down John Owen’s appro

03/05/2022

If Roe is Dead || Shold Gospel Disagreements End a Friendship || Why Your Local Church's History Should Matter || How to Fall in Ministry (and What to do When You Do) || "Behold Him" by Paul Baloche ft. Kim Walker Smith

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. If Roe is Dead Where were you when you heard the news? I was at Men’s Bible study. A pop-up notification on my phone, and I was distracted fo

02/05/2022

I'm a Bad Mom, and It's Not Okay || Go to Funerals || Zombie Sins || The One and Only Pro-Life Argument || We Should Talk About Disney

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. I’m a Bad Mom, and It’s Not Okay Can you relate? ”Sometimes I yell at my kids. I shame them for their bad behavior. I treat them like a nui

30/08/2021

Jesus Isn’t Scared of My Suffering and Questions || Book Review: Cannabis and the Christian || State of the Union for Abortion || Is it OK to be Patriotic (PODCAST) || “Who Else” by Bethany Barnard (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Jesus Isn’t Scared of My Suffering and Questions Bethany Barnard writes: “The hurdles of traumatic circumstances, doubt, and mental-health s

26/08/2021

Preaching the Funeral Service I Once Most Dreaded || Why Good Theology Matters in Prayer || Tolkien, Lewis, and the Blessing of a Messy Desk || On Why We Gather Twice on Sunday (PODCAST) || The Gospel Creates Conviction

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Preaching the Funeral Service I Once Most Dreaded Wow, this one really got me good. I am encouraged by the relentless pursuit, in order to wi

25/08/2021

Holy Play || Mom Guilt and the God Who Sees || Heterosexuality and Homosexuality || No, Jesus Would Not Require Vaccine Passports || “In Christ Alone” by Shane & Shane (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Holy Play Eric Thoennes writes, in his piece titled “Holy Play - A Christian Theology for Competition and Play”: “Sport requires a commitmen

24/08/2021

5 Things Homeschooling Moms Wish You Knew || There’s No Such Thing as Virtual Church || How Can I Honor My Parents If I Don’t Respect Them? (PODCAST) || Spiritual Inventory for Pastoral Visits || “Ancient of Days” by CityAlight (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. 5 Things Homeschooling Moms Wish You Knew Lea Ann Garfias writes: “God didn’t call me to homeschool because I’m super smart, or capable, or ...

23/08/2021

9 Things You Should Know About the Taliban || Three New Tools That Make a Huge Difference || What “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” Misses || Tolerance Turned Upside Down || “Holy Is Our God? by Austin Stone Worship (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. 9 Things You Should Know About the Taliban Joe Carter with the information on a group that is making the headlines nowadays. Three New Tool

20/08/2021

A timely prayer-in-song from The Worship Initiative for the situation in Afghanistan.

Come, Lord Jesus.Our hearts are breaking for the people of Afghanistan and for brothers and sisters in Christ who are surely facing persecution. We are prayi...

20/08/2021

Where We Draw the Line: How to Live (and Die) in Babylon | Abortion Is Immoral: An Animated Roadmap of the Argument | Parents, Take Note of the Spiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish As Adults | The Real World? | “A Prayer for Afghanistan” by The Worship Initiative feat. Davy Flowers & Aaron Williams (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Where We Draw the Line: How to Live (and Die) in Babylon Knowing when to draw a line and not cross it. Knowing when to submit. Knowing what h

18/08/2021

Washing Dishes and the Futility of Life | Unmarried S*x Is Worse Than You Think | Staples of a Balanced Bible Diet | You Will Be Offensive (and Need to Speak the Truth Anyway) | “My Worth Is Not In What I Own” by Shane & Shane (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Washing Dishes and the Futility of Life How do you view the mundane? How do you approach the monotony of life’s most menial tasks? Are we to

17/08/2021

FREE eBook: ‘Christ Has Set Us Free’ | The Power Over Christian Publishing We’ve Given Amazon | Growing Spiritually Through Composite Imitation | For Pastors: A New Perspective on Referring Out | “New Jerusalem” by Vertical Worship feat. Jon Guerra (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. FREE eBook: ‘Christ Has Set Us Free’ Free…and it includes teachings on Galatians from Tim Keller, John Piper, and Sinclair Ferguson and more...

16/08/2021

How to Pray for Afghanistan-and the Taliban | Afghan Pastors Ask for Prayer | Return, O Wanderer: Come Back to the Local Church | The Broken Church Light | “Lovingkindness” by Matt Redman, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, Keith & Kristyn Getty (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. How to Pray for Afghanistan-and the Taliban The scenes being broadcast over the last few days, along with the personal stories flooding out o

13/08/2021

How Your Future Self Helps You Fight Present Sin | Quality Christian Music: 16 Artists to Watch | Is My Christian Life Just a Dream? | John Newton on Small-Pox Inoculation | “He Maketh No Mistake” by South of Royal (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. How Your Future Self Helps You Fight Present Sin “There’s a better way to pursue victory over sin, and it’s by shifting focus away from the

13/08/2021

“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” Charles Spurgeon

“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” Charles Spurgeon

12/08/2021

J.I. Packer on Why Annihilationism Is Wrong | Your People Must Know Jesus | When My Heart Is Cold | “Temple” by BibleProject (VIDEO) | “When My Heart Runs Dry” by Matt Redman (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. J.I. Packer on Why Annihilationism Is Wrong “Saint Anselm once said we should give thanks for whatever of the Christian faith we can underst

12/08/2021

Exclusion from the People of God | The Entire OT Storyline in 2,000 Words | 8 Sins You Commit Whenever You Look at P**n | 5 Truths About Your Battle with Sin You Hate to Admit | “Glorious Day Drum Cam” by DeBoltDrumming (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Exclusion from the People of God While definitely more lengthy than a blog post, this research paper on how Paul uses an Old Testament argume

11/08/2021

Does the Book of Proverbs Over-Promise? | How Could Jonathan Edwards Own Slaves? | The Innovation Dilemma in the Church | Living on the Border of S***m | Album “The Ways and Means” by Sarah Sparks (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Does the Book of Proverbs Over-Promise? My wife, and the ladies of our church are currently studying the book of Proverbs. Consider this ques

10/08/2021

“Because He lives, I can face yesterday.” Jared C. Wilson

“Because He lives, I can face yesterday.” Jared C. Wilson

10/08/2021

The Purpose of Sunday is the Re-evangelization of the People of God | Help! I Married a Spiritually Immature Man | When Dad Doesn’t Disciple the Kids | Majority of American Christians Don’t Believe the Gospel | “Psalm 90 (Satisfy Us With Your Love)” by Shane & Shane (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. The Purpose of Sunday is the Re-evangelization of the People of God Do we preach the gospel only for the benefit of the unsaved? Does convers

06/08/2021

We Cannot Be Faultless (But May Still Be Blameless) | 5 “Fake News” Stories People Believe About Early Christianity | Rules for Self Discovery | Ungodly Ambition: How to Test Our Motivations | “Be Still My Soul” by William Joseph & Zack Clark (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. We Cannot Be Faultless (But May Still Be Blameless) A great article on sanctification by Tim Challies. This concept is a shower of grace and

06/08/2021

“Acquaint thyself with God.” A.W. Tozer

“Acquaint thyself with God.” A.W. Tozer

06/08/2021

Second-Hand Reality Check | The Christian Distinction | Shape Their Moral Imaginations Through Good Stories | My Friend Shala | “Be Thou My Vision” by Norton Hall Band (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Second-Hand Reality Check Living in a fire danger zone in California, I too have had occasion to consider the “treasures” we have acquired on

04/08/2021

Are All Sins Equal? | Fifteen Pointers for Preachers | Distracting Ourselves to Death | The Lie of Perfectionism | “The Gospel-Shaped Life” by Tim Keller (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Are All Sins Equal? In most Christian circles, the response to that questions would an easy and immediate, “Yes!” But that answer may only b

04/08/2021

Live Where You Live | 20 Quotes from Garrett Kell on S*xual Purity | Is Debating CRT a Distraction from Racial Justice | More Than Seven Sons | “King of Kings” by Travis Cottrell feat. Lily Cottrell (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Live Where You Live Today, more than ever, it is so easy to live somewhere other than where you actually live; to “rub shoulders” with folks

03/08/2021

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” -John Piper

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” John Piper

02/08/2021

The Bereans Had No Bibles | Jeff Medders On Manuscripting Sermons | How to Work Hospitality Into Your Busy Schedule | In the Pursuit of Reach | “His Mercy Is More” by Matt Papa & Matt Boswell (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. The Bereans Had No Bibles The Bereans are a great example for us to follow. Griffin Gulledge shows us how they received the truth, examined t

30/07/2021

Difference Belongs at Home | How S*x Became King | Why Christian Movies Are So Terrible | Five Lessons Learned From Decades of Preaching | “What A Beautiful Name/Agnus Dei” by Travis Cottrell feat. Lily Cottrell (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Difference Belongs at Home What a fantastic article by Scott Hubbard. I love his interaction with C.S. Lewis’ writing, and this idea that our

29/07/2021

"The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully understood when it possesses the whole soul and penetrates to the inner recesses of the heart." -John Calvin

“The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully understood when it possesses the whole soul and penetrates to the inner recesses of the heart.” John Calvin

29/07/2021

3,400+ Christians Killed by Nigerian Jihadists in 2021 | What Will We Do with Our Times? | Would Paul Be Considered a Bad Missionary Today? | Why Teenagers Aren’t Going into Missions | “Cielo” by Phil Wickham (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. 3,400+ Christians Killed by Nigerian Jihadists in 2021 The persecuted church, in 2021. Let’s pray for our brothers & sifters in Niger

28/07/2021

Love Is Not Whatever You Want It to Be | Four Sources of Discord in Your Church | The Priority of Prayer | Sisters, the Gospel Is Everything | “Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1” by Shane & Shane (VIDEO)

Catch of the Day is a week-daily aggregate of various articles and resources, collected and presented together for your enrichment, enjoyment and growth. Love Is Not Whatever You Want It to Be In a world of constant redefinition, we would be wise to return to the Word and find what it has to sa

27/07/2021

You Need to Be Inconvenienced for Your Church | 10 Things to Do with Your Young Children | Seven Laws of the Race | Courage Inspired by the Martyrs | “Psalm 13” by The Worship Initiative (VIDEO)

26/07/2021

Counseling the Body: First Steps for Holistic Soul Care | Understanding Sola Scriptura | Preaching Preferred Pronouns | Rethinking the Self | “Antique Hand Grinder - Restoration” by my mechanic

25/07/2021

“Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul. Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God” -Martin Lloyd-Jones