Loving Your Neighbors at Christmas
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The message of the incarnation is in many of our Christmas traditions. It is in the inflated nativity in many yards around town. It is in the Christmas carols we hear, sing and stream. The grand story of God and sinners reconciled is mixed in with Rudolph and Frosty. Signs of the true meaning of Christmas is still there, we just have to look harder to find them. Christmas time is also a great time to reach out to our neighbors. Amy Lively has written a short but helpful article with some ideas about how to use this
Prayer Fodder
I watched this little 3 minute video by David Platt on the importance of prayer. Hope it encourages you in your vital role in praying for Godâs kind work amongst all peoples! Why Prayer Matters For Him!
The 3-Circle Life Conservation Training Video
At Sunday's night's prayer meeting I demonstrated how to use the 3-Circle Life Conservation to make a Gospel presentation. Here's a link to a more in-depth training video that will help you more effectively share the Gospel. https://vimeo.com/97258323 There will also be a 3-Circle Conversation training this weekend (Saturday, Nov 11th) at Southeastern Seminary here in Wake Forest for anyone interested in learning more about how to effectively witness and disciple using the 3-Circles Conversation tool. Follow this link to learn more details about the training: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gospel-conversations-training-tickets-39249647753 I'm praying for the opportunities the Lord is going to provide us all to share our faith
NWâs Roots!
This past Sunday, Oct 22nd, I spoke on the Protestant Reformation in our morning services. I recommended this resource to our congregation â âFreedom Movementâ by Michael Reeves. It is a delightful, short, free read (as a pdf) that you can download from this site: Freedom Movement In addition, you might also want to check out these helpful resources on our Protestant roots as well: These are little 5 minute videos on church history.  October has been focusing on Martin Luther: 5 Minutes in Church History And this is a very helpful summary of the 5 solas by Tim Chester: The Five
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
The month of October marks the 500th anniversary of a key event that effectively launched the Protestant Reformation. Â Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Catholic church in Wittenburg, Germany on October, 31, 1517. Â If youâd like to meet some of the leaders of that movement and hear their stories (you can actually listen to these articles read aloud!), Desiring God ministries has put together 31 very brief biographies of key reformers who have shaped our faith and our world. You can read (or listen) to them here: Here We Stand Enjoy!
Why Does God Allow Tragedy and Suffering?
With the latest tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas come many questions, some our own and some from our friends. Â I ran across this helpful article by pastor and author Lee Strobel that may be of help to you or to those you are engaging who are trying to make sense out of such great sorrow in our world alongside the presence of a good God. Be steadfast. Â We are right to trust in the greater goodness of God even when the world seems to have gone mad all around us. Why Does God Allow Tragedy Ps. 23.4 Larry
Loving God and Neighbor on Tragic Days
I still remember where I was and what I was doing on that morning 16 years ago today. As my co-workers and I gathered around a television to see what was going on, we watched with a mix of confusion and horror as the second tower of the World Trade Center crumbled to the ground. The moments after that were a fog of bewilderment as we tried to make sense of what we were seeing. May we not forget that there are many today still trying to make sense of the events surrounding 9/11. No matter the tragedy, trying to
Hurricane Harvey – How to Help
We have just witnessed what might become the worst natural disaster in American history in Hurricane Harvey's devastation of parts of Texas and surrounding states. Rescue efforts continue as flooding has destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and displaced the families that live in them. We live in an era where we can learn so much about the far away disaster and yet feel so helpless to offer relief. Here are a few ways to support those who are hurting and those who are helping. Give Southern Baptist relief was on its way before Hurricane Harvey made landfall. The North American Mission Board (NAMB) has
Work, Calling, Coffee and Strategic Weirdness …
This blog post is about our own Kyle Ramage, who often runs sound at NW during the morning services, and who also won the national barista competition this year! The interviewer is Nathaniel Williams, a former NWer, who is the pastor of Cedar Rock Baptist Church near Louisburg and who also manages the SEBTS blog, the intersect project, about faith, work and culture. Intersect: Where Faith Meets Culture Read Kyle's story and  be encouraged about your work and calling! Make People Wonder Why You're Weird Larry
Summer Lovinâ: Basics of Daily Devotions for Teens (and others!)
I L-O-V-E summer. Even though I am not in school anymore, summer still smells like freedom to me! Summer meant replacing my school books with the pool, the ocean, the rivers, and the woods of South Georgia! (We didnât have any of that âyear round schoolâ stuff back in the day!) My birthday is right in the middle of summer. (Watermelon and homemade ice cream anyone?!) During college, summers meant that my long-distance lady-friend (now wife) and I lived in the same town for a few weeks. Years later, we were married in summer⊠and our first child was born
