Joe Hellerman is a man who I respect even though I have never met him. Perhaps one reason is selfish: he wrote a blurb for a book I wrote. However I just read an interview with him and one particular… Read More ›
Shepherding
John Piper on perseverance
A class I lead on Wednesday nights is reading John Piper’s book, The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce. In the Introduction, Piper wrestles in a very transparent way about… Read More ›
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the new paganism
I am reading Iain Murray’s two-volume biography on D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. If I were to teach a class on pastoral ministry, I would make it required reading. Lloyd-Jones was in many ways, years ahead of his time. He pastored in… Read More ›
John Newton on the believer’s inability because of remaining sin
John Newton, who wrote “Amazing Grace,” is one of my favorite writers. He had a wonderful insight into the heart of man and I find him to be a physician of the soul. In writing of the inability of man… Read More ›
The fruit of affliction
If you are looking for a helpful book to give a believer who is suffering, I can’t recommend enough John Piper’s work, The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and… Read More ›
Happy Reformation Day!
Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the castle church doors at Wittenberg, Germany in 1517, starting a chain reaction leading to the Reformation. This year also marks the 500 year anniversary of the birth… Read More ›
God’s strong call
Justin Taylor over at the Gospel Coalition has just posted a blog about the calling of John Piper into pastoral ministry. While it should be read by anyone considering pastoral ministry, it is a profitable read for any believer.
The Hidden Smile of God
A small group study I lead just began reading John Piper’s book, The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd. It is the second volume in a series… Read More ›
We are not in Kansas anymore
Sometimes we pastors try to impress on our people the fact that not only is the world changing, but so too the church. There was a time in America where the church influenced the culture. Then came the modern world… Read More ›
D. A. Carson on his (extra)ordinary dad
I just finished reading D. A. Carson’s book, Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor. Carson has done the church a service with this book. I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said (a paraphrase I’m sure), “God must love the common man… Read More ›
God Incarnate 