Ezra According to the Gospel
I’m grateful for Ligon’s reminder of Ezra 7:10 as providing an ABC for basic discipleship (study, live, teach) — especially since this is one of my life verses for ministry. To take…
Philip Ryken
Still in the PCA
Recent rumors to the contrary, Ligon Duncan is still a member in good standing of the Presbyterian Church in America. I can vouch for him, having recently heard him referred…
Hold on Loosely
The body of my friend Tim Eimer is weakened by what may be a fatal cancer. His spirit is finding strength in the gospel. Recently he wrote this practical exhortation:…
Buddhist Monks Turn to Christ
In a March 18 report, Christian Aid reports that nearly 5000 Buddhist monks (location undisclosed) have recently turned to Christ. A worker reports: “It appears that the Holy Spirit had…
My Kind of Book
“That the scriptures are brim full of hustlers, murderers, cowards, adulterers and mercenaries used to shock me; now it is a source of great comfort” (U2’s Bono, in his introduction…
Sharing Christ’s Sufferings
The newest volume in Crossway’s Preaching the Word commentary series is David Helm’s 1 & 2 Peter and Jude. I expect most preachers will know this series of expositional commentaries,…
The Fear of Man
For staff devotions this week, my colleague Marion Clark shared the following proverb, which is good counsel for every Christian, but especially for anyone in ministry: “The fear of man…
The Islamization of Europe
Writing in the April 3 edition of the Jerusalem Post, Daniel Pipes asks, “Will Europe Resist Islamization?” According to conventional wisdom, the answer is “no.” But Pipes counters this argument…
Remember, You Heard it Here First
For those who are keeping score, Tim Keller’s book The Reason for God has climbed to number 7 on the bestseller list for non-fiction. Of course, if the New York…
A Word to Pastors . . .
. . . from church father Columbanus: “Let us all hasten to approach to perfect manhood, to the measure of the completed growth of the fulness of Jesus Christ, in…