Brother Pastor, Take Up and Read
God communicated to us through a book, through the written word, and, therefore, he expects us to read.
Communication’s Two Catastrophic Cousins
What’s the heart issue behind slander and gossip? The narcissistic duo of self-love and self-promotion. When we traffic in slander and gossip, we tear others down and build ourselves up.
What Was the Most Important Lesson I Learned in Seminary?
Oddly enough, the more knowledge I gain, the more rarified intellectual air tends to fill the inner balloon that is my ego. But these words are a deflating pin: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
God is Sovereign in Salvation and That’s a Beautiful Thing
Disputed and disdained though it may be, predestination and its sibling, election, are plainly taught in Scripture and every exegete must make peace with it.
Interview: 40 Questions on Pastoral Ministry with Phil Newton
I hope my journey’s biblical, theological, historical, and practical reflections will serve pastors for years to come.
Yours, till Heaven: New Book by SBTS Alum Delves into the Romance of Charles and Susie Spurgeon
“I know of no other couple in Christian history who loved one another more demonstratively than Charles and Susie Spurgeon.”
New Book: Be Slow to Talk and Slow to Tweet
It’s always a good time for a new book on our communications struggles and how Christ empowers us to overcome them.
How should a pastor pray when he’s struggling in ministry?
If you pastor for long, you’re going to doubt your calling. Don’t waste this opportunity for maturity. Let it drive you to your knees.
6 Ways Confessions of Faith Promote Church Health
How should a local church use their confession of faith? Here are six ways a church might use a confession of faith.
SBTS alum’s new book addresses “discipleship disease” in local churches
We have a discipleship disease in the local church. We have adopted a philosophy of ministry that sees discipleship inside the local church as optional, not necessary.
Paul’s ministry resume and yours, part 2
And like Paul, you may fervently and repeatedly pray for removal from your circumstances, but God will not change them due to a larger—and infinitely more glorious plan—that you do not see.
Paul’s ministry resume and yours, part 1
God’s servants will suffer, but he will not let them go. He is demonstrating his awesome power through their astonishing powerlessness.
How to have ministry heroes without plagiarizing them
Scripture certainly gives warrant to have heroes, to study and emulate men and women of the faith whose lives are so marked by humble, courageous Christ-honoring character and grace-enabled skill in living the Christian life.
Where was God on September 11, 2001?
God was on the throne of the universe, controlling all things by His meticulous providence during the Holocaust, 9/11 and every other event in human history.
Pastor, are you known by the Spirit’s fruit?
Aaron’s book is one of those rare books that bears revisiting. Why? Because as a pastor—as a Christian—I need to be reminded that fruit-bearing is not optional; it’s at the heart of maturity and growth as a minister of the gospel.
I’m grateful J. I. Packer wrote theology for the church
Dr. Packer is now safe in the arms of his dear Savior, but what the writer of Hebrews says of Abel’s legacy of faith will be true of Packer for years to come: “though he died, he still speaks.”
Pastor, teach your church theological triage
Pastor, help your people see when it’s time to go to war and when it’s time for diplomacy.
3 questions to ask before adding to your statement of faith
Confessions of faith should function as guardrails, not a straightjacket.