Wisdom from Dead Guys
I don’t much like testing. I suppose none of us do. But since I am the worst sinner that I know I am especially frail when it comes to the…
Todd Pruitt
Todd Pruitt (MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves as lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA. He is also co-host with Carl Trueman for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’ podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.
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Jason over at FideO posted this yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny.
Trying not to be cynical
The call to minister is a call to suffer. If you minister full-time then suffering will be your daily companion. I don’t expect everyone to fully understand this. I suspect…
MacArthur and Pagitt on Yoga
This is an interesting exchange between John MacArthur and Doug Pagitt, a leader in the emerging church, on the subject of Yoga. Not only does Pagitt take Scripture WAY…
The Great Work Desired
If you do not attend Metro East Baptist I would encourage you to read John Ensor’s book The Great Work of the Gospel with us. If you are reading along…
Forgiven!
Worthy thoughts from the venerable 19th century Anglican – J.C. Ryle. “I find no balm for a sore conscience, and a troubled heart, like the sight of Jesus dying for…
Why the Gospel must be central
This is a great article by Mark Lauterbach (Gospel must be central).
Assuming the Gospel
I find that in the contemporary church the Gospel is often assumed. That is, in the church today there tends to be a bit of a “ho-hum” attitude toward the…
Spiritual Warfare 101
Justin Taylor at “Between Two Worlds” posted an excellent article (Spiritual Warfare 101) on spiritual warfare. Since I recently preached on Jesus’ encounter with the Gerasene demoniac (Luke 8:26-39) I…
The Great Work of the Gospel
As a part of the new sermon series, The Gospel-Driven Church, and in harmony with the report from the Strategic Ministry Planning Team we will be reading John Ensor’s book…