Ben Gardner
@benthegardner.bsky.social
Christian. Husband. Father. Lover of Sovereign Grace. Patriot. I enjoy puns, fountain pens, and firearms.
How does your church measure up? How do you measure up?
Spurgeon’s Five Marks of a Healthy Church - 9Marks
In 1860, Spurgeon spoke to the London Missionary Society and expressed a desire for fruitful missions. For Spurgeon, successful missions started with healthy local churches.
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December 19, 2024 at 1:38 AM
How does your church measure up? How do you measure up?
You can't love Christ and not love his Bride with increasing priority. You just can't.
The Church-Centered Life - 9Marks
The Christ-centered life is the church-centered life.
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December 3, 2024 at 1:00 AM
You can't love Christ and not love his Bride with increasing priority. You just can't.
So good!
Do-able Simplicities: On Letter Writing and Fountain Pens - Front Porch Republic
Holding the letters was a delicate experience, noting the brittle nature of the paper, being careful not to let them tear at the aged folds, and yet the blue ink, obviously done with a fountain pen, w...
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November 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM
So good!
Other than a vintage Parker 51, it's hard to find a similarly hooded nib pen that's a great experience.
Enter the Diplomat Viper: an amazing medium-fine hooded nib and a very nice metal body for under $100.
Highly recommend it, and Diplomat in general.
Enter the Diplomat Viper: an amazing medium-fine hooded nib and a very nice metal body for under $100.
Highly recommend it, and Diplomat in general.
Diplomat Viper Fountain Pens - The Goulet Pen Company
Chiseled metal fountain pens with a hooded stainless steel nib and magnetic cap.
www.gouletpens.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Other than a vintage Parker 51, it's hard to find a similarly hooded nib pen that's a great experience.
Enter the Diplomat Viper: an amazing medium-fine hooded nib and a very nice metal body for under $100.
Highly recommend it, and Diplomat in general.
Enter the Diplomat Viper: an amazing medium-fine hooded nib and a very nice metal body for under $100.
Highly recommend it, and Diplomat in general.
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What happens on Sunday shapes the life of the church: its worship AND practice.
Pastor: How are you setting the table?
Member: How are you responding to what you are hearing?
Pastor: How are you setting the table?
Member: How are you responding to what you are hearing?
Make the Main Thing the Main Thing on Sundays - 9Marks
I was convinced that the table we set on Sunday would determine the whole ministry, and our main course had to be the Word of God.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:39 PM
What happens on Sunday shapes the life of the church: its worship AND practice.
Pastor: How are you setting the table?
Member: How are you responding to what you are hearing?
Pastor: How are you setting the table?
Member: How are you responding to what you are hearing?
Pray, preach, labor, dare. When the powers-that-be protest, do it yet more for the exaltation of Christ.
The ‘Notorious’ William Knibb: A Brief Biography - 9Marks
William Knibb lived in a time when the prevailing atmosphere could have discouraged him from calling out sin and opposing evil. Instead, Knibb preached the gospel, opposed slavery, and loved and serve...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Pray, preach, labor, dare. When the powers-that-be protest, do it yet more for the exaltation of Christ.