In The Christian Ministry – which, incidentally, every pastor and would-be pastor ought to read – Charles Bridges weighs in on the matter of pastoral character. Again, he is not so much taking up and directly expounding a passage like…
Make sure you read Dr. Richard Belcher’s excellent review of C. John Collins’s Did Adam and Eve Really Exist!
C. John Collins, Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who Were They and Why You Should Care (Wheaton: Crossway, 2011) Dr. C. John Collins, professor of Old Testament at Covenant Seminary, has written a book that deals with a subject…
C. John Collins, Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? Who Were They and Why You Should Care (Wheaton: Crossway, 2011) Dr. C. John Collins, professor of Old Testament at Covenant Seminary, has written a book that deals with a subject…
“It is of great importance in preaching the Gospel, to discriminate between the different characters to whom we deliver our message, and to separate the precious from the vile. If this be neglected, the wicked will hold fast their delusions,…
The qualifications that Paul lays down for pastoral ministry in the church of God are not focused on a man’s gifts so much as his graces. In 1 Timothy 3.2 and following, as Carl pointed out, we do not have…
Continuing our thoughts on pastoral character, here is William Arnot: The more that the teacher absorbs for himself of Christ’s love, the more benefit will others obtain from him. . . . Those who drink in most of the Master’s…
I would like to think that Pastor Fashion is a spoof. In fact, I am somewhat desperate for it to be a spoof. It troubles me that, despite its magnificent lameness, there is too much non-spoofery that is so close…
In a few days time I have the privilege of being one of the preachers at “The Call” Conference in Edinburgh. (I believe that there are still opportunities to book a place if you wish.) The theme of my sermon…
What follows is a tract of penetrating honesty written by Archibald Alexander, found in Practical Truths (32-34) (Amazon US/UK, or a lovely edition here). The tract is entitled “Christianity in its nature aggressive,” and Alexander is blunt in addressing –…
