City Church: Brooklyn, NY http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog Weblinks May v.1 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weblinks-may-v-1 Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weblinks-may-v-1 Tim Keller provides some great thoughts on how to care for and pray for your pastor

Greaet post from the Resurgence to encourage moms who battle guilt

Justin Taylor reminds from Scripture why anxiety is useless

]]> Weblinks April v.1 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weblinks-april-v-1 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:35:00 -0400 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weblinks-april-v-1 Paul Tripp reminds us of how our sin nature blinds us to our sin practice

Trevon Wax writes a great post on how difficult church situations are actually opportunities to grow

A helpful interview between Jonathan Dodson and Matt Chandler on the Holy Spirit's important ministry in discipleship

 

]]> Weblinks March v.2 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weblinks-march-v-2 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:35:00 -0400 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weblinks-march-v-2 Michael Kelley reminds us that dying to myself involves listening to others

Bill Mounce provides some helpful distinctions in helping us see temptation is not sin

Dane Ortlund [via Jonathan Edwards] on how to practice humility without being a doormat

]]> Weekly links - March v.1 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weekly-links---march-v-1 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/weekly-links---march-v-1 The Resurgence's Tim Gaydos provides husbands with a great, practical list of ways to lead their wives well

Trevin Wax through his pastor's recent sermon provides 11 questions to assess our judgmental heart, humbling but very helpful

Paul Tripp helps us tend to and pull up weeds that grow and choke out intimacy and growth our relationships [this blog is based on Chapter 7 of Tripp's excellent book, What Did You Expect: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage]

]]> January links v.2 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/january-links-v-2 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/january-links-v-2 Greg Koukl turns the oft used argument of Christianity being a crutch on its head

Brian Croft provides some helpful insights for parents in discerning the conversion of children

A longer post but a helpful one from Paul Tripp in how we learn to address complaining with awe

]]> January links v.1 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/january-links-v-1 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/january-links-v-1 Jared Wilson on how wives can encouragetheir husbands

Great thoughts from Trevin Wax and Russell Moore on why podcasts aren't enough

Warning about our phones: Words you hope don't come out in a conversation with friends or during a date with your spouse

]]> December Links v.1 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/december-links-v-1 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:05:00 -0500 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/december-links-v-1 Trevin Wax uses the changes coming to cigarette packages to remind us that change doesn't happen simply through the conveying of information

Justin and Tricia Davis on one word that can make a mess of our marital conversations

Tim Keller, from his book The Meaning of Marriage helps us see that we never marry the right person

]]> November Links v.3 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/november-links-v-3 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/november-links-v-3 Great post addressing the axiom, "God will not give us more than we can handle." 

Dick Lucas reminds us that dissatisfaction in our Christian life is actually a good sign

Mark Driscoll makes a strong [and humorous] case for single men working [with others] in children's ministry at church

]]> November Links v.2 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/november-links-v-2 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/november-links-v-2 Rob Edmondson helps us see if we have truly forgiven with some heart searching questions

Jack Miller reminds us that dying to sing often comes through dying to self [1 Peter 4:1-2]

Ed Welch encourages us in the midst of our feeble prayers

]]> November Links v.1 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/november-links-v-1 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:25:00 -0400 http://www.sgcitychurch.com/tools-for-growth/blog/post/november-links-v-1 A great post on how to use our meals and dinner tables as a mission field [from a great book about this helpful topic]

More of the same but this deals with how to work this out in the midst of our busy schedule [seriously a great book!]

A helpful, encouraging and convicting article for dads, remembering that its often not about what I know but what I do with my time that matters to my kids

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