Quick Hits (5/14/08)

Several links to articles and sermons to pass on…

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Here are two great links on educational choices and the local church. As a pastor of a church which has something like 1/3 public school kids, 1/3 Christian school kids, and 1/3 home school kids, I heartily agree with the Harris’ perspective and the need for churches to unite around the gospel and not secondary issues like education.

• Josh Harris’ comments can be seen on this video.
• Greg Harris’ comments can be read at this blog post.

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This 9Marks lesson on discontentment and its effect on local church life is excellent. What a great perspective on a real-life issue.

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CJ Mahaney’s article on modesty (initially released in 7 blog posts) is available as a pdf here. I don’t think I’ve come across a better treatment of the topic. Somehow, he manages to promote standards as high or higher than most fundamentalists, but he does so without sounding like, well, a fundamentalist. It’s very, very good.

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Dave Doran’s recent message on the Cross was a great blessing to me. Give it a listen.

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Tim Keller’s message on the Gospel’s impact on the question of suffering is helpful, as well. It’s an audio version of a chapter from his best-selling book, The Reason for God. I don’t always agree with Keller, but this message provoked my thinking and stirred my heart.

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Joe Tyrpak, the assistant pastor at TCBC, just finished a very insightful series on OT Poetry. I commend it to you—especially the one on the Psalms. They’re fairly heavy, but extremely helpful.

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Finally, I’m in the middle of a series on gender relationships in the church. Though not always comfortable, it’s been a profitable series for us. Two messages of what I intend to be a 4-part series are up on TCBC’s SermonAudio site.