It is not, perhaps, a locus classicus for the pastoral office, but Genesis 31.36-42 certainly gives us some impression of the liabilities and responsibilities of the shepherd as understood by the men who used that phrase of their protectors and…
My husband decided to clean out the attic the other day. After eight years of living here, all three lights finally burned out in the master bedroom ceiling fan. However the glass plate is set on there in such a…
P&R Publishing has a proven track record of publishing great books. Recently I spent time in three of their newer titles. Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry An Entertainment Culture by Brian CosbyGiving Up Gimmicks is a celebration of the ordinary yet…
From an excellent post by Kevin DeYoung on the meaning of God’s providence: The God of the Old Testament (and the New Testament for that matter) is a God with absolute power and sovereign sway over all things. “The Lord foils…
The Two Fears, Chris Poblete (CruciformPress, 2012) In this book, Chris Poblete sets out to recover the proper fear of God, pushing back against the “God is my homeboy” crassness of our day and the mild, pushover God that understands…
Excellent post from Brian Croft over at Practical Shepherding: What are 5 areas in which a pastor should be growing each year? Pastors are instructed to be examples to the flock (1 Peter 5:3). The pastor can feel a bit…
WTSBooks is running a special on some excellent new resources from 9Marks. Anyone interested in the health of the church, elders, pastors, and ministry leaders particularly would benefit from these resources. First, there are the 9Marks “Building Healthy Churches” booklets.…
On Sunday I preached part 14 in our current series through Philippians. You can listen to or download it HERE.
Steven J. Lawson, The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon (Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2012). 127 pages. Introduction Some years ago, Dr. Al Mohler observed that, “We read biographies because worthy portraits of our fellow human beings help us to make…
We finished our previous discussion by noting that there were elements of formal truth that the Skepchick attributed to Richard Dawkins. Because the Skepchick was not able to account either for her own outrage, or Dawkins’ near-apathy toward the same,…
