The Noahic Covenant— Here’s a good devotion from Ligonier on the Noahic covenant. 8 Traits of Effective Church Leaders— Thom Rainer shares this list which includes: Fierce biblical faithfulness. Without exception, these pastors held to the total truthfulness of God’s Word. Not only did they believe the veracity of Scripture, they passionately lived out their …
I have good friends, the kinds of friends that will recommend good books and occasionally mail me a book without solicitation. This month represents the first time that a friend mailed me a book and assigned me homework. The enclosed note: “read this and write a review.” Well, I have completed the reading part and …
Dethroning Celebrity Pastors— Celebrity pastors are a reality in our world today. Joe Thorn warns us to be concerned for the celebrity pastor, especially the one that can emerge from our own hearts. The Spasmodic Hercules— Odd title, I know, but I was very thankful for this article from Tim Challies on getting things done. Over …
Recently, after my children had a disagreement and one apologized to the other, the response to the apology came as, “Don’t worry about it, its OK.” Angela quickly responded, “No, its not OK. We should forgive others, but forgiveness does not mean that its OK to do wrong things.” Yes, thats one reason why I …
“We must throw all our strength of judgment, memory, imagination, and eloquence into the delivery of the gospel; and not give to the preaching of the cross our random thoughts while wayside topics engross our deeper meditations.” –Charles Spurgeon: Lectures To My Students
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding— The teaching suggestions in this article for better understanding should have some preaching applications. The Importance of Persuasive Preaching— One of the preacher’s jobs is to persuade people away from worldly ways of thinking toward a biblical worldview. We are called to convince people that what the Bible says …
Six Keys to Disciple-Making in the Local Church— Thom Rainer offers some helpful instruction on this essential activity within the church. Ann Coulter and our Mission— Russ Moore posted this last week, but if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to read it. Christians are more than culture warriors. Ann Coulter is not our …
Homosexuality, Divorce, and the Biblical Family— We are losing the conversation on homosexuality and we are losing our opportunity to speak into the lives of those who struggle with this sin. We are losing it, in large part, because we have unbiblically identified homosexuality as the only sin affecting the health of marriage in our culture …
Much is made about the prevalence of young adults leaving the church after they finish high school. We have a right to be concerned, but more than concerned, we have a responsibility to fight the trend. Certainly much of the fight needs to take place long before graduation. Some research over the years has suggested …