Today is Friday, the day that I try to set aside a lot of time to spend with my family. Last week Ed Stetzer wrote a great piece on how he balances his family and ministry. He orders his priorities and sets boundaries accordingly. There is some great practical advice here for ministers. Read the …
Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter Publisher: Crossway (2009) Editor: Nancy Guthrie ISBN-13: 9781433501814 Crossway has just released Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter, edited by Nancy Guthrie, just in time for the upcoming Easter season. In the book, she has …
We’ve filched some reading lists from The Discerning Reader. If you are wondering what to read, look at some of the books that have shaped these men of God. Here are a few of the books John MacArthur says have had a great influence on his life: The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan …
Making a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord’s Supper Publisher: Baylor University Press (2007) Author: Ben Witherington, III . Making a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord’s Supper, by Ben Witherington, III, is a fascinating book that examines many theological, cultural, historical, and practical issues concerning the Lord’s Supper. …
“I know the vanity of your heart, and that you will feel mortified that your congregation is very small, in comparison with those of your brethren around you; but assure yourself on the word of an old man, that when you come to give an account of them to the Lord Christ, at His judgment-seat, …
“I say that good preaching is ‘saturated with Scripture’ and not ‘based on Scripture’ because Scripture is more (not less) than the basis for good preaching. Preaching that proclaims God’s supremacy does not begin with Scripture as a basis and then wander off to other things. It oozes Scripture. -John Piper, The Supremacy of God …
“If a minister has light without heat and entertains his [hearers] with learned discourses, without a savour of the power of godliness, or any appearance of fervency of spirit, and zeal for God and the good of souls, he may gratify itching ears, and fill the heads of his people with empty notions; but it …
Scholar, pastor, and biblical greek guru, Bill Mounce, has recently written some good advice for how to and how not to use biblical languages from the pulpit. Mounce reminds us that we can effectively show the differences in translations without giving our listeners opportunity to lose trust in God’s Word. Pastors, remember: “Do not correct …
The newest 9Marks Journal (January/February) is now available, and examines the task of pastoral training/mentoring in the local church. Check out the highlights here. Download the entire journal.
Michael Horton has written a challenge that needs to be issued to all Christians in America. In his latest book, Christless Christianity, published by Baker Books, Dr. Michael Horton draws stunning comparisons between the evangelical church of today and the liberalism of the early Twentieth Century and even Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, and Gnosticism. Writing in the …