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    Law / Poetry / Theology

    From John Berridge (1716-1793)

    by Colton on Feb 17, 2010 • 3 Comments

    To run and work the Law commands,

    Yet gives me neither feet nor hands;
    A sweeter thing the Gospel brings–
    It bids me fly and gives me wings!


    (Not this kind)
    Celebrity / Humor / Theology

    Steve Harvey – All that’s missing is the Cross

    by Colton on May 18, 2009 • 6 Comments

    This is the closing bit of one of Steve Harvey’s stand-up comedy routines a couple of years back. It’s undeniably powerful, but I can’t shake the feeling that it’s glory-riddled. I’m dying to know what the Mockingbird crowd has to say about it…

    Church / Religion

    The very opposite of what Mockingbird stands for

    by Colton on May 12, 2009 • 17 Comments

    is summed up in this quote by John Maxwell, evangelical leadership and church growth guru:

    “When churches run out of new ideas or new programs, they stop growing.”

    (If that quote piques your interest, be sure to check out some of Maxwell’s books:
    Be All You Can Be
    The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
    Becoming a Person of Influence
    Dare to Dream… Then Do It
    Go for Gold
    Make Today Count

    and of course… The Maxwell Leadership Bible: Developing Leaders for the Word of God)
    What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels, According to Martin Luther
    Reformation / Theology

    What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels, According to Martin Luther

    by Colton on Feb 20, 2009 • 3 Comments

    An excerpt from this short but powerful treatise from 1521:

    “Be sure, moreover, that you do not make Christ into a Moses, as if Christ did nothing more than teach and provide examples as the other saints do, as if the gospel were simply a textbook of teachings or laws. Therefore you should grasp Christ, his words, works, and sufferings, in a twofold manner. First as an example that is presented to you, which you should follow and imitate. As St. Peter says in I Peter 4 [2:21], ‘Christ suffered for us, thereby leaving us an example.’ Thus when you see…

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