Goal for Weekly Once-Over Weekly Once-Over is our weekly recap of some great blog posts that we have seen this past week that have been helpful and our hope is that they would benefit you in someway. So every Thursday of each week you will see a post that has links to different blog posts. Enjoy!

 Weekly Once-Over (5.16.13)

Pastor J.D. Greear has a great post about How To Navigate Conflict Well. In Ephesians 4:29, Paul mentions two kinds of speech: that which builds up and that which pulls down. This verse and the surrounding passage show us ten ways that we can handle conflict well—10 ways to fight like a Christian...

The Plastic Fruit of Online Living is a great and convicting blog post about living two lives (online and offline). How can our online life look different from our offline life and how do we navigate well when this is true.

Prayerlessness is Selfishness  "The things you pray about are the things you trust God to handle. The things you neglect to pray about are the things you trust you can handle on your own." This is a great post on prayerless points to selfishness.

Acts 29 Pastor from Austin Stone (Matt Carter) shows us how to catch a bird. This is funny and crazy at the same time. This is How You Catch a Bird

Are You Too Scared To Lead Thom Rainer has a great post about being too scared to lead. "I don't know any leader who isn't scared.  The question is are you TOO scared and WHY?"

When Dying Is Gain The art of living well comes from knowing that dying is gain.

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Goal for Weekly Once-Over Weekly Once-Over is our weekly recap of some great blog posts that we have seen this past week that have been helpful and our hope is that they would benefit you in someway. So every Thursday of each week you will see a post that has links to different blog posts. Enjoy!

Weekly Once-Over (5.9.13)

He Is Ascended! So What? So what is the purpose of Jesus' exaltation to God's right hand? And how does it relate to the gospel?

"The Storyframes Collective is a collaborative effort between The Gospel Coalition and theAustin Stone Church for the purpose of celebrating the extraordinary work of God in the lives of ordinary people." Here is a narrated gallery of one woman's story as she fights with cancer called, Whether I Live or Die, God Wins.

Sacred and Secular Theology Refresh: Theology Refresh is a podcast for Christian leaders hosted by David Mathis, executive editor for John Piper and Desiring God. The podcast aims to refresh and sharpen spiritual leaders on key aspects of Christian theology for application to everyday ministry. This is not just for leaders but anyone who likes theology but doesn't have time to study it, so these podcasts are small and informational.

What We Mean When We Say Amen - Has any one ever wondered what it means to say amen after we pray? Here is a quick post on what it means and why we should say it.

The Struggle to Trust God with My Child's Salvation - "More than anything, I want my children to know and love Jesus; to turn away from their sin and trust Christ for salvation."

A Prayer for Trusting God in the Midst of Real Fears - "Heavenly Father, as the reach of the internet keeps getting bigger, our world keeps getting smaller and a whole lot closer. More so than ever, I’ve realized I’ve got brothers and sisters all around the world who are clinging to you and to this Scripture in ways that deepen my compassion and fuel my prayers. Because of Jesus’ burden-bearing love for us, we now gladly bear one another’s burdens (Gal. 6:2); and prayer is one of the primary ways we shoulder up and love well."

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