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It seems that we preachers get stuck in a rut of only preaching to a few archetypes. We have particular sins, personality types, or caricatures that we return to again and again in application. Not only is this unfair on people who loosely fit this mould, but it is also failing to apply the gospel to many others.

Here are some of the different 'Mr Men' and 'Little Miss' characters you might address in your application:

• Little Anxious


• Mister Spirituall Dry


• Mister Up-Himself


• Little Miss Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl


• Mister Hyper-Zealous


• Little Miss Flippant


• Mister Complacent


• Little Miss Discouraged


• Mister Idealist


• Little Miss Conservative


• Mister Pragmatic Non-Intellectual


• Little Miss Angry


• Mister Worldly

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1. Kevin de Young spells out a case for the Presbyterian form of church government in bullet points.


2. Dave McDonald explains why it's different to care for those with chronic illness, compared to those in crisis.


3. Tim Challies, as a baptist, obviously, gives his answer to the question "At what age should we baptise?"


4. Phillip Jensen compares 'non-denominational' networks to 'inter-denominational' networks.


5. A nice gem from Dave Moore: 'whatever is your bare minimum is your priority'.


6. So apparently the home field advantage is not because the PLAYERS are adversely affected by travel or more encouraged by their larger home supporters. It's because the UMPIRES feel pressured by the home crowd to rule in favour of the home team... or so this blog argues.

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