I would say that a ‘dull preacher’ is a contradiction in terms; if he is dull he is not a preacher. He may stand in a pulpit and talk, but he is certainly not a preacher. The man who is called by God is a man who realizes what he is called to do, and …
I am preaching through the book of Daniel right now and have collected several commentaries and resources that I have found useful through this process. The list below can serve as a resource for any of you looking to study this book of OT prophecy. Some of you may also have some other resources you …
Trevin Wax has a great interview up with Aaron Coe from SendNYC. It’s no surprise that we are living in the midst of a global population shift. Unfortunately, as many have relocated to the cities to follow the dream, the church has retreated.Cities are the mouthpiece of any nation and the place where culture is …
Our Justification is accomplished by a profession of faith. The evangelical world has never fully grasped that nobody is justified by a simple profession of faith. Professions of faith are good things, and those who believe are supposed to profess what they believe, but it’s the “possession” of faith–not its “profession”–that translates a person from …
I’ve recently read three books that I feel would be worth your time as well and wanted to share those here. The first, on preaching, is Preaching the Cross, which comes out of the Together for The Gospel movement. Dever, Duncan, Mahaney, and Mohler combine with John MacArthur, John Piper, and R.C. Sproul to bring …
Recently, on a Wednesday night, I shared some thoughts about our responsibility as Christians to engage culture. Al Mohler has defined our (American) culture using seven characteristics, each of which begin with the word self. Self-fulfillment. We are a culture that seeks to satisfy ourselves, seen primarily in the triumph of the therapeutic culture. Self-help …
It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher – George Whitefield
I tasked our new youth and discipleship pastor (Luke Tolbert) with helping me to develop some good stuff we could put into the hands of fathers in our church. Recently, I’ve been blessed to hear, on several occasions, “I want to lead my family like you talk about, but can you help me understand just …
What is the Gospel? Greg Gilbert begins his little book by asserting the fact that many Christians have assumed the gospel and have even experienced the gospel, but that they cannot clearly articulate what the gospel is. Enter Gilbert’s book. This little book is a fantastic primer on the gospel. We need to constantly be …
Justin Taylor has highlighted a new album by John Mark McMillan. See video of “Death in His Grave” below. Shaun Groves on John Mark McMillan new album, The Medicine: “I can’t recommend it highly enough. Beautiful, innovative, poetic, intelligent, subversive, theologically robust, sonic sweet tea and biscuits, transcendent.” Interesting statistics on young women and their …