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Gloriously Ordinary

In the latest issue of Touchstone an article by Michael Horton levels a critical eye on the contemporary fad for churches to have extraordinary pastors. As an extraordinarily ordinary pastor I feel that pressure regularly. Many of the conferences marketed…

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Thabiti on Wright

Collin Hansen interviews Thabiti Anyabwile, author of The Decline of African American Theology and The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors, about the appeal of black liberation theology.

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The Reason For God

Check out this website. “The Reason For God” is currently on the NY Times bestseller list. I recommend it not only as a means to equip believers for the work of evangelism but also as a tool to pass along…

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Goldsworthy at Southern

Take time to listen to this important lecture by Graeme Goldsworthy from his time at Southern Seminary this week. Goldsworthy is one of the church’s most important writers and teachers. His work on the centrality of the Gospel in biblical…

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My Boys

These are from a year and a half ago when we spent some time at Lake of the Ozarks. My boys are pretty serious about their water sports.

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Alone In The Garden

Take time to listen to this excellent discussion on The White Horse Inn. My experience in pastoral ministry for 20 years only confirms the observations of the panel. The American church is awash in neo-gnosticism. We have become as subjective…

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