Article written by Denis Haack (Ransom Fellowship) In Our Only World (2015), Wendell Berry argues that people must be careful to resist the temptation of politicization: the habit of mind that tends to reduce all of life to the political. “We must reject the idea—promoted by politicians, commentators, and various experts,” Berry says, “that […]
She loved to gossip, and she was good at it. She was quite masterful when it came to the art of hearsay – the delicate procedures of simultaneously striving to please people while besmirching people were now second-nature to her. And “the best part” was that she was blissfully unaware of the devastating relational wreckage […]
Lamentation flows from a heart of humility. Lamentation is a form of worshiping the only True & Living God, and an indispensable means of maturing in our trust of Him. Problem – – – > we have zero humility. We have buckets ‘o plenty, and storage units galore, and train cars by the […]
There is a lady who knows a great deal about neediness, desperate dependence, reliance, and what it actually looks like to receive the Kingdom of God LIKE A CHILD (Mark 10:15). For her, it’s not mere head knowledge – it’s experiential knowledge; she is a woman who has not only recognized her neediness, but relishes […]
Love Constraining To Obedience by William Cowper To see the Law by Christ fulfilled, To hear His pardoning voice, Changes a slave into a child And duty into choice. 1. No strength of nature can suffice To serve the Lord aright And what she has, she misapplies, For want of clearer light. To see the […]
There have been many milestones in our journey thus far: the calling of the Lord to plant a new Christ-centered/Gospel-saturated church in East CLT; the particular vision for East CLT Pres gleaned and gathered from Scripture; a core group of faithful ambassadors formed by the influence and enterprise of the Holy Spirit; the various teams, […]
People are sick and tired of being mindless consumers. You say, “No they’re not …people love mindless consumption.” People say that they “love it” but actually they are woebegone. Watching hour after unnecessary hour of television. Forcing ourselves to stay awake – when we know for a fact that we’re tired and our bodies need […]
This Sunday night at East Charlotte Pres we will be partaking together for the first time in the sacrament of The Lord’s Supper. In preparation for this upcoming service, I would like to share with you how our church’s vision of regularly feasting together applies to the Lord’s Supper and what that means for the church practically. […]