Seven habits of long-term pastors
These habits are not unique to long-tenured pastors. But they do seem to be most consistent among those pastors who have been at one church for at least ten years.
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Book Reviews September 2018
“Spiritual Gifts: What They Are and Why They Matter”; “How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age”; “Kiss the wave: Embracing God in Your Trials”; “ESV Archeology Study Bible”; “Acts 1-12 For You”
Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards on the Historical Books
Bible Politics After the Restoration: Scriptural Submission and Resistance in Non-Conformist Commentary
Early Modern Dutch Biblical Exegesis: Renaissance and Reception
“At Any Price Give me the Book of God!”: Devotional Intent and Bible Reading for the Early Evangelicals
Baptists Reading the Song of Songs: John Gill, Anne Dutton, and Andrew Fuller
Main Course: Tips for Surviving Seminary
For many, the academic rigor of master’s-level seminary work is daunting. S. Craig Sanders, former editor of Towers and an SBTS M.Div. graduate, offers a few tips and words of advice.
Theology Forum: What is “open” or “closed” communion — and why does it matter?
When a church observes communion, who is eligible to sit at the Lord’s table?
Recovering the Lost World of Edwards’ Exegesis
Interpreting the Hebrew Scriptures in Cotton Mather’s Bible Americana 1693-1728
John Owen’s Bible
Messy lives don’t appear on Facebook
Only a life fully exposed to God’s Word and soaking in the community of Christ can bring to light the mess our social media feeds seek to avoid, and properly develop our growth in Christlikeness.
Reflections on 15 years of revitalization at my church
The first five years were brutal. There were three different movements to get me fired. In the midst of all the hostility and adversity, God was still building his church.
Let your church hear you sing
Do you love the members of your church enough to minister to them through song?
Ask Anything Live (Episode 8)
Should Christians Play the Lottery?
4 ways to undermine your Christian witness on social media
Jesus laid out a good rule of thumb for all of our online interactions when he said, “love your neighbor as yourself.”