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God’s love is sacrificial; God’s love is unconditional; God’s love is eternal God’s love is sacrificial Philippians 2:5-8  5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. God’s love is unconditional Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to obey, And they were not mindful of Your wonders That You did among them. But they hardened their necks, And in their rebellion They appointed a leader To return to their bondage. But You are God, Ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did not forsake them. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for u...

We have all seen celebrity pastors. If we are honest, most of us have even envied them. The pastor who gets to preach sermons and that’s it; a cush job we say. Oh, to be able to have the time to sit and write one book and have it published and yet these celebrities crank out hit after hit. Conferences are held with them as headliners while we are fortunate if we have more than a few people say, “Good sermon, pastor!” Perhaps, like me, you went to a Bible college where you were told that faithfulness is God’s expectation of you. “May all who come behind us find us faithful,” we sung along with Steve Green. Yet, actions speak louder than words and those who speak in chapel, at commencement, or just an article in the college magazine are all award winners, considered the best of the missionaries or among the greatest of pastors by the sheer numbers game. And we are left wondering, did I miss something? Is it faithfulness or is results to which we are called? Like me, perhaps y...

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I am a pastor and a blogger.  As a result, I have gone to a lot of conferences, received tons of mailings and read quite a number of books and I have concluded that someone is out to sell you something you don’t need and that doesn’t work.  Now, don’t get me wrong, my office and Kindle are loaded with books including quite a few from some notable pastors and leaders.  However, there is a marketing strategy that has you and your church as a target and you and I have been encouraging it for far too long. original source unknown First, let’s talk about these men and women.  They are Christian mega-stars.  There are quite a few reasons that they became such and many of these mean that you and I will more than likely never be like them (in a few paragraphs, I may have you thanking God for that).  One is that many of them were born into privilege.  Some of them even inherited a parent’s ministry or road the coattails of mommy or daddy’s success....

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thanks, Gerber!   https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151661332603188&set=a.427570953187.201040.360731058187&type=1&theater Check back from time-to-time leading up to Father's Day as I am revising it nearly daily. Grieving the Loss of a Child On Father's Day This is the first Father's Day since the Newtown school massacre and with all of the natural tragedies since then, as well as the ones we don't hear about through cancer, car accidents and the like, we have plenty of fathers (and mothers) grieving the loss of their child on this day.   Get dad these free books today: In pdf, free from Mark Driscoll for Father's Day: Scriptural Insights on Fatherhood   While it is still free on Kindle, book by John MacArthur:  Saved Without a Doubt as of 06/15/13 it is $2.99 but still a great deal for a full book of over 200 pages Inexpensive Deals for Dads Shepherding a Child's Heart    CBD in paperback   $8.99 by Tedd Tripp $1....

All of these e-books are courtesy of Desiring God Ministries .  I thank God for this ministry, though I don't agree with everything they teach, they are very sound and very much well worth your time and effort.  I would also like to publicly thank them for providing these for free and allowing the Preparing for Marriage e-book to be reprinted and distributed as long as it is in the complete form without alteration and nothing is charged (with the exception of printing costs to the one doing the printing and distributing).  You can read the details at the beginning of that particular e-book. Preparing for Marriage  by Dr. John Piper You can retrieve this book at the website link above by clicking on the book's title in either pdf (adobe), mobi (Kindle type format) or epub  (Nook, Sony Reader, and Apple devices such as the iPad, iPhone and the iPod). Other e-book releases Suffering and the Sovereignty of God   by Dr. Piper and Justin Tay...

This Momentary Marriage Click on the title to find the link to Dr. Piper's book in pdf form.  It is critically important that you click on the pdf link on the page to get it free. The other links are in order to pay for it.  The words on David Mathis' page are as follows: "First of all, we have a free PDF available on our site."  Click on free PDF on David Mathis' blog page. Also, make sure you save the pdf file to your computer.  I don't know how long it will be available for free online.  Once you open the pdf and you see the title page, go to the bottom of the pdf page with your mouse (do not click, just pass it over the bottom of the page) and find the save icon (it is the disk icon all the way to the left).  Click on the disk image with your left mouse button (or simultaneously press the Shift, Control and S keys on your keyboard) and then save it in a folder on your computer.  My recommendation is that you devote a folder to pdf books where...