http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads Sovereign Grace Church Singles Ministry Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:09:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sovereign Grace Ministries website just added a page that lets you listen to, download, and watch video excerpts, etc. of CJ Mahaney's sermons. This looks like a tremendous resource. Be sure to check it out when you have time. http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/08/13/cj-mahaney-sermon-archive/ We have our monthly Crossroads meeting this Thursday, and we are going to be a cookout (Come hungry!). We'll start eating around 7:30pm, and I'll be talking about the overview of what the singles ministry will look like this coming year. I hope to see you all there!  ... http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/08/12/crossroads-this-thursday-cookout/ Recently, during my commute, I listened to CJ Mahaney's sermon "Don't Waste Your Humor".  I appreciated the Biblical treatment of the topic and benefited from the correction it offered to this area of my life, in particular, as well as the hope and encouragement it brought to enjoying God's gift ... http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/08/09/dont-waste-your-humor/ In order for me to serve you more effectively and for you to benefit from the wisdom and leadership of your caregroup leaders, I've asked them to start posting on this blog. In the coming days you'll see different guys posting things here. Above is one from Luke. ... http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/08/09/new-contributors/ This is pretty amazing...   http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/08/06/esv-bible-and-the-olympics/ I've been really enjoying listening to Brook Fraser's album Albertine. She is a Christian artist from New Zealand who has sung in a number of Hillsong albums.  http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/07/30/albertine/ Here's a great article by David Powlison titled "Breaking Pornography Addiction". Even if you don't struggle with pornography, if you struggle with lust at all (which I believe most of us do), I highly recommend reading it. If you don't struggle with lust, you can still equip yourself to help ... http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/07/26/breaking-pornography-addiction/ Here's a thoughtful reflection on Joel Osteen by Sean Lucas, Professor of Church History at Covenant Theological Seminary.   http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/07/25/on-joel-osteen/   There is a website that was launched today called Codex Sinaiticus. Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest complete copies of the Bible that survived the centuries. This website will allow the users to view the complete manuscript eventually (at least that is the plan, I ... http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/07/24/codex-sinaiticus/ You may be already aware of this, but Crossway is publishing the ESV Study Bible this fall. You can find out more about it here, and you can also download some sample introductions there. This looks like a tremendous resource! Don't miss the 35% discount before 7/31!   http://blogs.sovgracefairfax.org/crossroads/2008/07/15/esv-study-bible/