Annually, the third Saturday in July is unofficially dubbed “Toss Away the ‘Could Haves’ and ‘Should Haves’ Day.”

On this day people write down their failed obligations, their “could haves” and “should haves,” on a piece of paper and then throw that list into the trash. Then they make this resolution: “From this day forward, I choose not to live in the past—the past is history that I can’t change. I can do something about the present—I choose to live in the present.”

Only one Voice matters.

A dad has a signature over a son’s soul.

Greatness has to do with closing the gap between what I say and who I am.

You have many targets, but only a few bullets. You must prioritize and not waste ammunition.

Don’t deify your dysfunction. Repent.

Hear Crawford Loritts’s full lecture.

In reading John Owen’s The Mortification of Sin, I arrive at chapter eight, “God Requires Universal Obedience,” where Owen says ...

Wisdom and character spring from the heart. See yesterday's post for an introduction to this series on 11 hearts.

What_Did_God_Do_Through_CO_This_Summer.pdf

From June 2 through August 4 of this year, 193 students from Campus Outreach Minneapolis lived together in two small hotels in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Fatherless_to_Faithfulness.pdf

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.—Deuteronomy 6:6–7

And you shall teach them from a prison, yes even from a prison. My name is Dustin Shipley and I am the founder and director of Fathers for Christ Prison Ministry at Bethlehem. Prior to my King calling me to himself, I was inmate #166656 and my home was Lino Lakes Correctional Facility.

Pastor Kempton preaches on the reality of death and eternity, challenging the listeners to think about what they are really living for.

This talk is the fifth in a series from the 2010 Youth Summer Camp. This camp is for upcoming 7-9 grade youth. The overall theme for this series is Living Together in the Gospel.

This is the fourth in a series of Bible Study sessions taught by Mark Schaap to young men. The subject of this study is: What is repentance? Will I hope in Christ before my own desires, plans, and popularity? What are my fears of sharing the gospel and how does God's promises help me overcome them?

As part of my sabbatical here in Cambridge, England, I am working on a book with the tentative title What Jesus Demands From the World. The demand to repent is as basic as it gets in Jesus’ message. It is equally basic to, and almost synonymous with, the command, “You must be born again” (John 3:7). One of my concerns is to show that repentance in Jesus’ message is not behavior but the inner change that gives rise to new God-centered, Christ-exalting behavior. Here are some thoughts to help make the meaning of repentance more plain.