5 Things a Pastor Should Consider When Using a Commentary
Pastors today have access to countless resources and commentaries to help aid in their preparation, but that raises the question how should a pastor use a commentary?
Michelle Smith
Alumni Academy: What is Biblical Theology? – Panel Discussion (Audio)
Lead in love | A guide for husbands
*THIS IS THE FIRST POST IN A SERIES FROM A GUIDE TO BIBLICAL MANHOOD. EVEN THE LEAST OBSERVANT MEN AMONG US KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD LOVE THEIR WIVES. THAT’S CLEAR IN THE PASSAGES INCLUDED HERE FROM THE WRITINGS OF PETER AND PAUL. BUT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CONTEXT OF THEIR WRITING, YOU SEE…
The Pastor’s Home as Paradigm of the Church’s Family Ministry
The idea of fathers as the pastors of their homes is not one constructed artificially; it arises from the testimony of Scripture. The word “pastor” comes from the Latin word for “shepherd”—and every father is called to serve as a shepherd in his home (5).
"When Conflict Fractures Your Family" – John Piper Reflects on the Home and Ministry
In a recent “Ask Pastor John” podcast, Tony Reinke asked John Piper, “What steals your joy?”
The Portrayal of Fathers in Popular Media
At best, television dads are nominal or figurehead leaders of the home, but at worst, they are relegated to the intellectual level of the family pet.
Training Children for Their Good
We tend to hold very strong views about parental discipline, and those views are often rooted in our experience.
Alumni Academy: Counseling the Hard Cases – Session 1 (Audio)
Marriage, Celibacy, and the Hierarchy of Merit in the Jovinian Controversy
Though some maintained the importance of marriage, others taught the need to abstain from sex in order to pursue more spiritual or philosophical endeavors.
Baptist Marriage in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Talking, Thinking, and Truth
One of the most important gifts of the Reformation to the various traditions that stem from that era was the concept of Christian marriage as a vocation and the fact that there is no intrinsic value in a celibate life (2)
Raising Children, the Christian Way
Three texts in the Christian Scriptures are particularly significant for the topic of raising and rearing children: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs, and Ephesians 6:1-4.
Ministering the Love of Christ to Single Teen Mothers
Sue pleaded with great emotion in her voice, “Mary, I don’t know what to do! Yesterday I ran into Christine, a friend of mine from high school. She led me to the Lord when we were working together at that time. Since then she’s stopped walking with the Lord, had a baby out of wedlock, and the father has custody.
Heath Lambert Reviews Mark Driscoll’s ‘Real Marriage’ in the Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Heath Lambert provides a thorough review of Mark Driscoll’s recent book, Real Marriage: The Truth about Sex, Friendship, and Life Together.