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A conversation between Mr. Attentive and Mr. Wiseman from John Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680) Attentive: Does not God, by instituting of a day unto holy duties, make great proof how the hearts and inclinations of people do stand to holiness of heart, and a conversation in holy duties? Wiseman: Yes doubtless; […]
“For we are not ignorant of his schemes.” (2 Corinthians 2:11) 2020 was the year we didn’t expect. In February, very few saw the challenges we would face. We assumed things would continue as usual, that our plans would move forward, that all would be well – until it wasn’t. As we close out the […]
The last book in our Faith and Politics Book Review Series is entitled A Gentle Answer: Our “Secret Weapon” in An Age Of Us Against Them. Scott Sauls is the senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville and has authored several others books including Jesus Outside the Lines and Irresistible Faith. Whereas the previous […]
We recognize that we are all living through unprecedented and uncertain times. This time is especially hard for families in our midst. Schedules are in upheaval. Homes are turning into workplaces and school buildings. Parents are juggling multiple responsibilities. It can seem like you are always swimming upstream. Be encouraged parents, you’ve been given a […]
On June 7th, the leadership of MHC made the joyful and cautious decision to resume our public Sunday gathering. As a smaller congregation this is something that we think we can handle in a responsible way. Gathering for worship is the norm for followers of Jesus. After 3 months apart this was our top priority […]
The following is an excerpt from Ray Ortlund’s The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ. How wonderful it is to come every Sunday into a liberating church! All week long we swim in an ocean of judgment and negative scrutiny. We constantly have to comply with the demands of a touchy world, […]
Reigning Lord Jesus, We declare that you sit upon your throne as our Ascended King. Yet, we lament that your power and authority is often hidden from our eyes. How long will you let death ravage your world? How long will you let Satan ravage people’s lives? How long will you let sin and sickness […]
Is this COVID-19 merely the equivalent of a blizzard? Or will it be a long winter? Or, worse, an ice age? Andy Crouch summarizes three perspectives and possible realities in his recent article on the need for our adaptation to what appears to be our new normal. When COVID-19 hit, most everyone was thinking in […]
The sociologist and historian Rodney Stark has written extensively on the early Christian church’s response to epidemics and plagues in the Roman Empire. In a culture where pity was viewed as a character defect, Christians spoke and acted differently. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, devastating plagues swept through the empire. Two responses were common: […]
What do we do when God interrupts our schedule as a church? Right now, it seems, like churches are scrambling to keep doing everything they were doing before. Technology is the savior who is rescuing us from our fear of deprivation. With the click of the button, you can listen in, sing along, comment in […]