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8 Signs You’re Following the Way of the Dragon Rather Than the Way of the Lamb
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is...
May 29, 20186 min read
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A Quiet Black Exodus, Raising Successful Kids, & Fighting Off Mountain Lions
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Mar 16, 20183 min read
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The Perils of Sarcasm, Marrying at 20, & Why Aren’t Men Reading Women Authors?
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Mar 2, 20183 min read
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Black Panther, Billy Graham, & Forgetting How to Read
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Feb 23, 20182 min read
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Dr. King’s Dream, Rookie Errors for Preachers, and Andy Savage’s Standing Ovation
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Jan 12, 20182 min read
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The Best Books of 2018
Yes, you read that right—2018. It’s popular this time of year for leaders to post lists of the best books they read in 2017. For the...
Dec 20, 20172 min read
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Healing Racial Brokenness, the Billy Graham Rule, & How Much Should Pastors Share with Their Wi
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Dec 8, 20172 min read
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Reformation in the SBC, Leaders and Trash, & the Fragile Generation We’ve Created
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Nov 10, 20172 min read
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When You Don’t Want to Pray
Our Summit staff team is currently reading through Paul Miller’s excellent book, A Praying Life. What I love about A Praying Life is how...
Aug 30, 20176 min read
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What My Daughter Is Reading This Summer
Yesterday I shared what I’m reading this summer. Today I wanted to give a snapshot of what my teenage daughter has been reading. You...
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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What I’m Reading This Summer
Few things frustrate me more than spending hours on a book that didn’t merit 10 minutes. As I’ve heard it said, “There’s no thief like a...
Jun 21, 20175 min read
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Old Books, The Beauty of Struggle, & Your Kids on Social Media
Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Video of the Week What Does Washington Have to Do with...
Apr 14, 20172 min read
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Four Myths Christians Believe About Politics
Back in February, we at the Summit hosted a forum addressing the interaction between the gospel and politics. As the past few months have...
Oct 6, 20161 min read
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How Pastor J.D. Reads a Book
Years ago (in 1940, to be exact), Mortimer Adler wrote a classic book with a title that seemed like a joke: How to Read a Book. But the...
Jun 22, 20163 min read
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W4YS (Wisdom For Your Summer): Best Books of 2016
If you’re looking for some summer reading (and you should be), here is my list of books I’ve read in the last 6 months that I would...
Jun 17, 20163 min read
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Three Lies About Forgiveness
A few years ago I read a fascinating book called The Bishop of Rwanda, by John Rucyahana. He talked about the horrible genocides in...
May 10, 20163 min read
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Is Your Church a Safe Place for People with Same Sex Attraction?
This guest post comes from Brad Hambrick, our Pastor of Counseling. For more, be sure to come to the SJI Forum that Brad is leading on...
Apr 6, 20165 min read
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5 Necessary Elements for Creating an Evangelism Ethos
Healthy things tend to grow, so it’s hard to regard a church that is not growing evangelistically as healthy, regardless of whatever else...
Apr 4, 20164 min read
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Still Striving to Be “One Nation Under God”
I’ve often said that for Christian leaders, politics is like a skunk: touch it and that’s all anyone will notice about you for a long...
Dec 2, 20155 min read
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We Are Always Free to Follow Christ
Years ago, while living in an overwhelmingly Muslim country, I (Chris) was privileged to hear a talk from Nik Ripken about the persecuted...
Jun 10, 20152 min read
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