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Click here to listen to this post! "Make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister." Romans 14:13b Is it just me, or do you ever want to say, "But my way is better"? Do you feel the longer you've done something, the more expert you feel? I've been grading compositions for years now; my system works best. I raised two childr...
Keep ReadingClick here to listen to this post! So whatever you believe about these [disputable matters], keep between yourself and God Accept one another, just as Christ accepted you " (Romans 14:22, 15:7). This week we will conclude our series Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still. But perhaps it's better to say that we're only just beginning to grapple with this matter of how we can ...
Keep ReadingTo listen to this post click here! No good tree bears bad fruit nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the ove...
Keep ReadingTo listen to this post click here! "No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers (Luke 6:43, 44). I spent a few summers during college working at a fruit experiment station. There were all kinds of varieties of fruit grown there for research pu...
Keep ReadingTo listen to this post click here! No good tree bears bad fruit nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the ove...
Keep ReadingTo listen to this post click here! For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of (Luke 6:45b). Before Marie Kondo taught us to toss things that didn't "spark joy" I was already really good at throwing things out (or finding them new homes). Moving multiple times the last ten years means I've perfected the art of purging belongings, and yes: I would argue that it is inde...
Keep ReadingTo listen to this post click here! Wednesday, February 17 I'd like to welcome you to CD on the Go! and use today's Connect Devotional to introduce and orient you to this enhanced format for Chatham Church's daily devotional. Our team of gifted writers will continue crafting a daily devotional that is keyed to our current sermon series and the Scripture passages that go ...
Keep Reading"Out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks" (Luke 6:45b). We planted several fruit trees when we moved to Maryland, and it wasn't long before we realized getting delicious peaches, pears, cherries, and apples took significant work. In the fall, the trees required proper pruning. In spring, we sprayed for pests, applied the right fertilizer, protected fragile bloss...
Keep ReadingNo good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.Each tree is recognized by its own fruit (Luke 6:43-44). [Editor's Note: CD on the Go begins this week! Starting on Wednesday, and continuing through Easter, you'll receive seven CDs each week instead of our usual fiveAND each day's CD will come to you in audio form as well as the familiar text format. That...
Keep ReadingPaul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem [When Paul wanted to make a return journey to the churches he and Barnabas had planted] Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them. But Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued in the work. They had...
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