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The City of God, St. Augustine (The Modern Library, 2000) Although this particular edition that I have is from 2000, Augustine was an ordained priest at Hippo, and completed this book in the year 426. I read this book years ago,…
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Praying with a Kingdom Purpose
I am occasionally asked whether or not we should always add the words “if it is Your will” to our prayers. This is a good question, since the apostle James’ taught us to say, “If the Lord wills, we will…
A postscript on being boring: a relatively simple matter
As a brief follow-up to yesterday’s post on boring preachers, I have been asked whether or not I think ‘boring’ is too subjective a category to be useful and certainly to use as a basis for firing someone. I disagree…
A postscript on being boring: a relatively simple matter
As a brief follow-up to yesterday’s post on boring preachers, I have been asked whether or not I think ‘boring’ is too subjective a category to be useful and certainly to use as a basis for firing someone. I disagree…
A True Non-Celebrity Pastor Moment
There are at least two things that the world at large should know about the Rev. Dr. Trueman. First, he does not have fangs, does not make cuddly puppies run in the opposite direction, and shows signs of having smiled…
1 Tim. 1 (Part 1) – Doctrine and Doxology: Why we must fire boring teachers and preachers
Preaching on 1 Timothy 1:16-17 on Sunday, I was struck by a number of things. First, doctrine and worship go together. Doctrine may often seem a dry word but in fact it is simply the description of who God is…
1 Tim. 1 (Part 1) – Doctrine and Doxology: Why we must fire boring teachers and preachers
Preaching on 1 Timothy 1:16-17 on Sunday, I was struck by a number of things. First, doctrine and worship go together. Doctrine may often seem a dry word but in fact it is simply the description of who God is…
Not your mother’s apple pie
While browsing a bookshop in Geneva recently, I came across a book with a fascinating title by a man call Klaas Hendrikse, Believing in a God who does not exist: the manifesto of an atheist pastor. It does not appear…
Not your mother’s apple pie
While browsing a bookshop in Geneva recently, I came across a book with a fascinating title by a man call Klaas Hendrikse, Believing in a God who does not exist: the manifesto of an atheist pastor. It does not appear…
Praying in the Whirlwind
Lately I’ve been sleeping less to get more done, and therefore feel drained in the doing; so I sleep more and get less done, but worry that I need to work faster. It’s a vicious cycle I’m sure many reading…