Carl Trueman has posted an essay titled, “Look, it’s Rubbish!” that shows how one’s theology ultimately influences one’s worship. It is well worth the read.
Church
Don’t be eaten alive
Local churches are always on the alert from those who would perpetrate false teaching and division in the body and in the New Testament it is a recurring warning. As I am working through Galatians in Sunday school, we see… Read More ›
Spurgeon on pastoral ministry
I am reading Iain Murray’s book, The Forgotten Spurgeon and found two quotes very telling about the nature of pastoral ministry. Spurgeon in today’s church would have been considered very successful. He had a large church and an extensive writing… Read More ›
Christ, and him crucified
Today I was working through 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 and was challenged once again regarding my charge as a preacher of the gospel. Paul is reminding the Corinthian church about how he conducted himself when he first came to the city…. Read More ›
The shepherd’s greatest worry: wolves
A few pastor friends and I are working on a book dealing with the challenges of pastoring smaller churches. In preparation for one of the chapters that I am writing, I came across an interesting online article titled “Protection Dogs… Read More ›
This present evil age
I’m preparing to teach the Epistle to the Galatians in Sunday school, and as I worked through the first chapter, I was taken aback by a simple observation that I made in the text. Paul, at a very early stage… Read More ›
Revival and Revivalism
I am re-reading Iain H. Murray’s book Revival and Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750-1858. His book chronicles the work of God in America during the First and Second Great Awakening. Murray’s work exposes the erroneous view… Read More ›
The New Evangelism
Pastors are noticing a shift in this post-modern world regarding how churches view what used to be known as evangelism. Evangelism has been replaced by the generic and empty concept of “outreach.” There are many reasons for this but the… Read More ›
Sweet thoughts regarding sheep
In an article I recently wrote, I came across this comment by Frederick W. Robertson regarding the relationship of shepherds and their sheep. It seems worth posting. Beneath the burning skies and the clear starry night of Palestine there grows up… Read More ›
Doctrinal infidelity? That’s a matter of interpretation!
Recently I had a discussion with a very good friend who serves on the pastoral staff of a church where the senior pastor has been charged with “doctrinal infidelity.” My friend is also in the crosshairs of this man. The charge… Read More ›
God Incarnate 