David French, along with other conservatives, has raised some significant questions regarding the reversal of Roe v. Wade last week. Now that a 50 year old ruling has reverted abortion laws to the states, how will conservative evangelicals align their pro-life values in support of their accomplishment? For example, Will the funds that have been…
Author: Tim Deatrick
True Wisdom and It’s Vices (James 3:13-16)
If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of…
Are You Still Passing the Plate?
My friend Greg Gibbs has written a thoughtful piece on the practice of passing the offering plate in worship that is worth your reflection. You can read the article HERE.
Fresh Data on Inflation from the ECFA
The Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability has issued this helpful advisory regarding the inflationary impact on not for profit organizations. You can find the article HERE.
You Can’t Have It Both Ways (James 3:7-12)
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in…
Small But Mighty (James 3:3-6)
We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny…
The Q2 Unstuck Church Group Report
The team at MortarStone enjoys a partnership with Tony Morgan and the Unstuck Group, who provide church consulting for churches across the spectrum. These churches range from those experiencing dynamic growth all the way to churches that are in decline. The Unstuck Group provides a great report each quarter based on the trends they see…
A Great Illustration!
Last week I was with Hill Country Bible Church in Austin, Texas. While I was there, DeWayne McNally shared a story from Texas history that I asked to share. Sam Houston became the sixth governor of the state of Texas in 1859. Life on the Texas frontier was rough and rugged. Men molded by the…
Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-2)
Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. (James 3:1-2, NLT) We live in a…
Faith Works (James 2:14-26)
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you…
