Before you get to church on Sunday morning….
I’m trying to take a fast from buying books. I have an ever growing pile of books to read, the tyranny of the new book has meant I’ve neglected older ones. So far I’ve managed two and a half months…
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Make Yourself a Dang Quesadilla
This photo from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is a work of art. It truly captures the adolescent culture that we have been perpetuating. All it needs is a cell phone somewhere stuck to the overgrown kid. And I emphasize the word we because…
Sunday Worship: What’s On My Bookshelves
Sunday worship is a sensitive issue. Advocates of the regulative and normative principles of worship each have a lens through which they look to subscribe to certain principles about worship. Which is right? Years ago I began reading on the…
Time heals all wounds?
There seems to be a common misconception among believers, at least in my growing experience as a Christian and as a pastor. It is a misconception that I have seen and felt from various directions. It shows itself among husbands…
Much needed clarity on sanctification
On Wednesday of General Assembly, the Gospel Reformation Network sponsored a luncheon with Derek Thomas as the featured speaker. His subject was sanctification. It is an address that is desperately needed in the church today. As recent months have proven,…
Clergy Killers
Back in April of 2012 an article entitled “Silent Clergy Killers” ran in the Huffington Post. I would encourage you to take time to read it. “Clergy Killers” is also the title of a book by G. Lloyd Rediger. That book…
Confession and Concern
On Monday evening prior to the official start of the 42nd General Assembly of the PCA a gathering took place called “An Evening of Confessional Concern and Prayer.” The purpose to the open event was to address four rather controversial issues…
Mortifying Plagiarism
The latest Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit is up and running. The ragtag group of vagabonds takes on the issue of pastoral plagiarism, and as usual pulls no punches. After scoffing at the “manly” Father’s Day items Aimee is considering…
Thoughts on visiting
Some time ago I read a letter from a pastor who had spent time in hospital. He was surprised at how ill-equipped the saints who came to visit him seemed to be in ministering to his soul as he lay…
Thou Shalt Not Steal
When I sit under the preached Word, I have some presuppositions. I trust that my pastor has done the work of preparing the sermon, and that unless he says otherwise, he did not merely cut and paste another preacher’s work.…