Our Golden Nuggets of 2017
It’s always a fun and informative exercise to look at the most popular posts on Pastor J.D.’s blog and learn some interesting facts. For...
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Jan 1, 20184 min read
Bearing the Burdens of the Broken
In Galatians 6:2, the Apostle Paul calls us to “carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (CSB). For...
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Dec 25, 20172 min read
So You Invited Someone to DPAC. They Came. Now What?
Merry Christmas! I hope that many of you were able to make it to Christmas at DPAC—and what’s more, that you brought some guests with...
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Dec 22, 20173 min read
A History of Christmas at DPAC
Christmas at the Durham Performing Arts Center kicks off tonight with the first of six shows. (You hype yet?) For many people at The...
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Dec 20, 20172 min read
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...
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Dec 18, 20173 min read
The One Little Word That Changed the World
Paul ends his letter to the Galatians by returning to the same theme he had hammered from verse 1: the gospel. He writes, “But as for me,...
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Dec 15, 20172 min read
R.C. Sproul Passes Away, A Letter to American Christians, & Celebrating Christmas with a Broken
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Dec 13, 20175 min read
God Can’t Multiply What You Haven’t Sown
In Galatians 6:7, the Apostle Paul highlights what I’ve heard called an “absolute principle” in Scripture: “For whatever a person sows he...
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Dec 11, 20173 min read
Where Do You Get the Power to Live?
One of the most famous verses in Galatians is Paul’s ultimate statement of his identity: “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no...
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Dec 8, 20172 min read
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...
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Dec 6, 20174 min read
Stop Trying to Grow the Fruits of the Spirit
You may have spent years trying to work to develop the fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is...
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Dec 4, 20172 min read
The Seven Deadly Sins of Guest Services
This guest post comes to you courtesy of Danny Franks, our pastor of Connections. At the Summit, Pastor Danny has taught us that...
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Dec 1, 20173 min read
Matt Lauer, Women in Ministry, & Can Black Kids Be Friends with White Kids?
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Nov 29, 20175 min read
The Real Reasons Our Society Is So Divided
Paul wrote to the Galatian church to show them, among other things, that a lot of barriers between people exist because we try to justify...
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Nov 27, 20174 min read
The Hagar Lesson: What to Do While Waiting on God’s Promise
When Abraham and Sarah believed the promise that God would give them a son, they didn’t get pregnant immediately. In fact, there was a...
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Nov 22, 20172 min read
Take a Break Already
It’s Thanksgiving! We’re taking a short break from the blog … and you know what? You should probably take a break, too. Check out these...
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Nov 20, 20174 min read
Five Ways to Bring a Good Man Down
We tend to think of Solomon as the man who, though he was the wisest man in the world, fell because he was some kind of a sex addict. I...
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Nov 17, 20172 min read
Defending Child Molestation (Don’t!), Church Shootings, & Netflix Thinks You’re Lon
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Nov 15, 20175 min read
Which of These False Gospels Do You Believe?
Most of the new Christians in the early church were Jews, and Jews had been raised to believe that obedience to the law was how you got...
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Nov 13, 20174 min read
Don’t Be a Fool
There are certain aspects of King Solomon’s wisdom that only God can give, but there is a heart attitude toward wisdom—wisdom’s...
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