“In its worst form this kind of preaching degenerates into a kind of ‘Home on the Range’ sermon, ‘where never is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day’.” -Roger Wagner, Tongues Aflame: Learning to Preach From the Apostles (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2005), 78. HT: Douglas Wilson
“Well would it be for the Church of Christ, if it possessed more plain-speaking ministers, like John the Baptist, in these latter days. A morbid dislike to strong language–an excessive fear of giving offence–a constant flinching from directness and plain speaking, are, unhappily, too much the characteristics of the modern Christian pulpit. Uncharitable language is …
“Oh what a privilege to be made a minister of the things of the ‘happy God.’ I only hope that He will let me preach to those who have never heard that name Jesus. What else is worthwhile in this life? I have heard nothing better. ‘Lord, send me!’” -Jim Elliot, quoted in Daniel L. …
“A Christian minister is a person who is “not his own” (1Cor. 6:19); he is the servant of God, and therefore ought to be wholly devoted to him. By entering on that sacred office he solemnly undertakes to be always engaged as much as possible in the Lord’s work, and not to choose his own …
SBC president and pastor, Johnny Hunt, is scheduled for prostate surgery today. The surgery for Johnny Hunt for the removal of a cancerous prostate is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, Jan. 7, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, according to a spokesman for the president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Joel Osteen leads …
Below I have listed my top ten books of 2010. Because I had trouble choosing my favorite, I have opted to not enumerate the list. I would be more than happy to recommend any of these books and to answer any questions you have regarding their content and my impressions of it. The Professor and …
I missed my reading goal for 2009 miserably, but I did read 55 books, many of which were very good. I have listed them below with links to either a review or to the individual bookseller. Later I will post my top ten. The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter Worldliness by C.J. Mahaney …
“As we mature personally, as our families mature, and as our churches mature, we need the doctrine of sin more, not less; and we need to keep growing in rightly understanding and applying this doctrine. Be assured that this is no less true if you’re a pastor or teacher or ministry worker. There’s no pastoral …