The church I attend (Redeemer Fellowship) does a great job of emphasizing the importance of small group gatherings. We call these gatherings community groups (CG), and the function of each CG is to provide a place to gather for community, fellowship, prayer, and service. The focus is on the gospel and the groups are biblically […]
Chronicles: Retelling the Story of Israel More than Just a List of Names: 1 Chronicles 1-9 (this post is the second in an series on 1-2 Chronicles, the first found here: http://www.ttschmidt.com/blog/chronicles-an-introduction) Chronicles begins with nine chapters of genealogies, a fact which causes many modern readers to consider the book to be boring, irrelevant, and […]
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New City Catechism
New City Catechism I want to commend an excellent resource to you today: New City Catechism. A catechism is a summary of the Christian faith put into question and answer format. Basically, it is a tool used to teach people about the basics of Christianity. Typically, individuals memorize the questions and answers as they learn […]
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Preach to Yourself: Rest
Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. Ps 116:7 Martyn Lloyd Jones and my pastor Joe Thorn are surely right: we need to preach to ourselves. Such a mandate finds its support in Scripture in passages like Ps 116:7: “Return, O my soul, to your rest; for […]
Chronicles: An Introduction I recently began reading 1-2 Chronicles again in my daily devotionals and have been struck by its rich theology and relevance for my life. My renewed appreciation has led to a fresh study and enjoyment of the book, the result of which I’d like to share in this blog series “Chronicles: Retelling […]
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Britain
Rachel and I just returned from a wonderful time in the UK. In additional to invaluable time spent with family and friends, we saw some beautiful English country side, like the one pictured above (though I cannot take credit for this picture, that goes to Luc B via Compfight). Highlights from the trip: 1. […]
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Bacon Butties
What I’m looking most forward to this year in Britain (besides seeing family and friends of course!): image courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32136271@N08/4514594299/
Another question I answered on an application to a ministry position is worth repeating here: “A friend with limited Bible knowledge asks you to describe the basic message of the Bible. What would you say? Reference Scripture to support your summary statement.” This is a great question to think through. How would you respond? Here’s […]
Recently, I filled out an application for a ministry position at church and one of the questions asked me to explain my conversion to Christianity. As I wrote my answer, it was encouraging to reflect on how God has been at work in my life–both in the past and in the present. God brought me […]
It has been over five years since I have blogged consistently. This is because I felt like I did not have much to say, and because I felt like I did not have the time. I am not sure that I still have much to say, or have much time, but am glad to start […]
