Right Jabs and Left Hooks
There is a new book coming out in October, Left, Right and Christ, co-authored by Lisa Sharon Harper and D C Innes. Lisa works with Sojourners and David lectures at The King’s College, New York, and is an ordained minister…
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The Unfortunate Consequences of the Game of the Name
I have a short piece coming up on Counterpoints next week, questioning the usefulness of a term I have myself used in the past and which Albert Mohler uses in the new book from Zondervan, Four Views on the Spectrum…
The Unfortunate Consequences of the Game of the Name
I have a short piece coming up on Counterpoints next week, questioning the usefulness of a term I have myself used in the past and which Albert Mohler uses in the new book from Zondervan, Four Views on the Spectrum…
Sunday’s Sermon
Sunday marked ten years to the day after September 11, 2001. In light of that calamatous day, I preached a sermon entitled “When the Tower Fell” based on Luke 13:1-5. You can listen to or download it HERE.
Are you a small group leader?
Community: Taking Your Group Off Life Support From the Publisher: House examines healthy, gospel-centered small groups in three sections. In the first, he lays a foundation for the need and purpose of small-group community. He then presents a big-picture “health…
What every ordinary pastor needs to watch on a Monday
There’s a very helpful video here for pastors of churches of over a 1000, particularly helpful is how a church of 10-12,000 people keeps from being programme driven.
Take and Read
A Place for Weakness by Michael Horton Read my review HERE. In the aftermath of September 11, Christians have been asked, once again, to address the problem of evil. While acknowledging evil’s mysteriousness, part of my response to those requests…
For that Monday feeling
I found the below in Newton’s letters, although he is advocating the established church in preference to independancy, his point will ring bells for all ministers. ”That sovereign power, which the Independents assume over their ministers, appears to me too…
Reading Reflection:
The Fruitful Life, Jerry Bridges (NavPress, 2006) We are using this book for a small group study in church. Here was one of my favorite sections in the first chapter, Taking on God’s Character: Growth in godly character not only…
Facing Evil
Ultimately Christians will take refuge from their questions about evil not in proud theories that explain evil away, but in combating evil, opposing it, especially evil within themselves but also in the larger world as well. Christians will take refuge…