Creating content should be life-giving, not life-draining. When you build margin into your schedule, you protect your passion, your people, and your purpose.
You’ll never master time perfectly—but you can steward it faithfully.
Great church photos don’t require fancy gear. With just your phone and a few practical tips, you can capture moments that tell your church’s story and connect with people online.
Notes from Day 2 of the Advance the Church Conference at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS Session 5 Colossians 2:6-15 – Jim Shaddix 2 Key Doctrines Identified Doctrine of Christ Doctrine of Salvation 2 Exhortations to remain rooted in the Gospel…
Notes from Day 1 of the Advance the Church Conference at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS Session 1 Colossians 1:1-8 • Jim Shaddix Practical application is worthless if it’s not done through the lens of the Gospel Theme word in…
If you have visited this site or my blog before, you probably don’t recognize this page right now. I decided to change the layout and merge the two sites into this one. Hopefully this will lead to more interaction and…
Reason #15 – To Make Us Holy, Blameless, and Perfect One of the greatest sources of joy and endurance for the Christian is knowing that in the imperfection of our progress we have already been perfected—and that this is owing…
Due to Thanksgiving break, I will resume posting next weekend. Happy Thanksgiving.
Reason # 13 – To Abolish Circumcision and All the Rituals as the Basis of Salvation The very meaning of the suffering and death of Christ was at stake. Was faith in Christ enough to put us right with God?…
Reason #11 – To Complete the Obedience that Becomes our Righteousness Our sin was imputed to Him, and thus He became our pardon…Christ’s righteousness was imputed to us, and thus He became our perfection. Imputation. Another $2 theological word. But…
Reason #10 – To Provide the Basis for Our Justification Being forgiven implies that I am guilty and my crime is not counted. Being justified implies that I have been tried and found innocent. My claim is just. I am…
Reason #8 – To Become a Ransom for Many Yet not everyone will be ransomed from the wrath of God. But the offer is for everyone. It only took Piper 8 reasons to come out swinging with limited atonement. It…
Reason #7 – To Cancel the Legal Demands of the Law Against Us What a folly it is to think our good deeds may one day outweigh our bad deeds. Piper lists 2 reasons that he considers this a folly:…
Reason #5 – To Show the Wealth of God’s Love and Grace for Sinners We are worse off than frogs. They have not sinned. They have not rebelled and treated God with the contempt of being inconsequential in their lives.…
Reason #4 – To Achieve His Own Resurrection from the Dead [The resurrection] was the public declaration of God’s endorsement [that the righteousness of God was completely vindicated]. There is a huge link from this passage back to reason #1…
Reason #2 – To Please His Heavenly Father [Christ’s] death was not the begrudging consent of God to be lenient to sinners. What is most astonishing about this substitution of Christ for sinners is that it was God’s idea. What…
Reason #1 – To Absorb the Wrath of God If God were not just, there would be no demand for his Son to suffer and die. And if God were not loving, there would be no willingness for his Son…