Follow up on Alec Motyer
A couple of people have emailed me to tell me that both the monographs I cited in my previous post are online Old Testament Covenant Theology The Revelation of the Divine Name in Scripture David Gibson also assures…
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A book on preaching that doesn’t make you feel bad
‘Stop all the clocks, keep the dog from barking with a juicy bone’…. I’m not kidding you, Alec Motyer has done what I thought was impossible; a guilt free book on preaching. In a summer that has seen two books…
Sitting with the kids!
I’ve spent the last 3 Sundays going to church with my family and sitting with them. I want to recommend it to those of us who are preachers. There are men who can’t handle sitting in the congregation they have…
Belfast and Bookshops
Three great weeks in Northern Ireland, where even the friendliest greeting in the street can sound aggressive because of the sheer volume most men speak at. It’s a wonderful place, full of beautiful scenery, fried breakfasts with absurd amounts of different breads…
An explanation
I have been somewhat relieved to discover the reason for a slight slowdown in my recent output. It is not that I have been busy in the church, or that I have taken a holiday with my family, or that…
Carl and Aslan
I’m back from holiday tomorrow but couldn’t leave Northern Ireland without sharing some snaps of Carl reading the Chronicles of Narnia in the park that he alluded to here, Carl arrives He’s done it The elders of Cornerstone slightly…
The Lost Work of Pastoral Visitation
Editors’ Note: This is the second of a two-part series on pastoral visitation. The first article may be found here. My first pastoral visit was the first one I made as a young pastor. By that time, I had been…
The Lost Work of Pastoral Visitation
Editors’ Note: This is the second of a two-part series on pastoral visitation. The first article may be found here. My first pastoral visit was the first one I made as a young pastor. By that time, I had been…
Pastoral Visitation: The God-Given Responsibility to Shepherd
God has given to the elders of His Church the responsibility to shepherd His flock. Paul says in Acts 20:28, “Pay attention to yourselves and to all of the flock among which the Holy Spirit has set you to be…
Pastoral Visitation: The God-Given Responsibility to Shepherd
God has given to the elders of His Church the responsibility to shepherd His flock. Paul says in Acts 20:28, “Pay attention to yourselves and to all of the flock among which the Holy Spirit has set you to be…