When Dorothy awoke in the Land of Oz, she experienced a world completely different from what she knew. In a similar way, if B. B. Warfield, Charles Hodge, and Gresham Machen were transported to 21st century Princeton, NJ, they wouldn’t… Read More ›
Shepherding
Kurt and Todd
Tomorrow Kurt Bricker and Todd Williams will graduate from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa. Kurt was an elder in our church and left about 5 years ago with his wife Juleah and their 3 daughters to attend BBS…. Read More ›
New Book: The Trellis and the Vine
Our elders have begun reading a new book titled, The Trellis and the Vine. The basic premise is churches are often buried in trellis work, the maintaining of the bureaucracy that often builds up around churches, and have little time for working… Read More ›
A New Affection
This morning at our Theological Discussion Group, we began examining the sermon by Thomas Chalmers titled, “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection.” Chalmers ’s thesis is that the only true way of ridding oneself of the love of the… Read More ›
Be careful of trading him in!
A little over a year ago, I discussed the fate of pastor friend of mine who was being persecuted in his church by some leading men. He and the senior pastor were soon “let go.” The reasons were philosophical. You’ll… Read More ›
Paul Tripp interview on marriage and parenting
I just listened to a great interview with Paul Tripp who answered a host of practical questions on marriage and family. If you have some time, it is worth watching.
Off to seminary
Kurt is a young man who said goodbye to our church this past Sunday. Kurt has been a leader in the church, serving as an elder for several years. He has also lead a small group for over 10 years,… Read More ›
The heart of a pastor
It has been said that while many pastors of his day were respected by their churches, John Newton was loved by his. I found this quote by Richard Cecil in describing the heart of John Newton. It speaks volumes as… Read More ›
Ken Myers on the church and culture
I just watched an interview of Ken Myers by Bruce Little posted by Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition. Myers deals in a very thoughtful way on various aspects of culture that impact the local church. It is an hour long,… Read More ›
John Newton on the length and volume of sermons
John Newton, as I mentioned in an earlier post, is one of my favorite writers. Currently I am reading through the 6 volume set by Banner of Truth titled, The Work of John Newton. It is a collection of various… Read More ›
God Incarnate 