Worth A Look (November)
The Worth A Look feature in the blog is meant to bring helpful resources to your attention. Here are two that are worth a look:
The Folly of 'Looking for Community' by Eugene Park (article)
Excerpt -- "Many of us choose to be architects rather than builders of our communities, dreaming up an ideal church rather than committing to a real church. Yet the more we clutch our own blueprints rather than embrace the people God has placed in front of us, the more grief we will bring to ourselves and to them."
Why Do I Need to Read the Bible When We Have Bible Teachers Online? by John Piper (podcast)
Excerpt -- "If you are using teachers, human teachers, as the sole means of understanding God’s word, by what will you judge the teachers with any confidence?"
The Folly of 'Looking for Community' by Eugene Park (article)
Excerpt -- "Many of us choose to be architects rather than builders of our communities, dreaming up an ideal church rather than committing to a real church. Yet the more we clutch our own blueprints rather than embrace the people God has placed in front of us, the more grief we will bring to ourselves and to them."
Why Do I Need to Read the Bible When We Have Bible Teachers Online? by John Piper (podcast)
Excerpt -- "If you are using teachers, human teachers, as the sole means of understanding God’s word, by what will you judge the teachers with any confidence?"