The Scriptures exhort Christians to be watchful because the Devil prowls around the world looking for whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). Thus, accountability is a crucial part of a Christian’s life. Here is an abbreviated version of John Wesley’s famous accountability question that I came across in Jared Wilson’s book The Pastor’s Justification: Applying…
Accountability is a word that isn’t specifically mentioned in the Scriptures, though there are a lot of passages that speak to exhorting and confronting one another in truth. One passage is Galatians 6:1-2. One truth to take away from this passage is that if you are caught in sin, you need to be restored by…
Andreas J. Kostenberger and David W. Jones in their book God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation, cite Dr. Mohler who describes what the marks of manhood are. He recommends the following list: Spiritual maturity sufficient enough to lead a wife and children. Personal maturity sufficient enough to be a responsible husband and father.…
What is the goal of biblical counseling? Is it building ego, fostering self-confidence, exploring a person’s inner world and coming to terms with it, becoming better adjusted socially, getting in touch with inner divine energies, becoming happy or fulfilled, etc.? I believe that the goal of counseling is precisely what Paul lays forth in Colossians…
Once again, the title of this post is from Jared Wilson’s latest book The Pastor’s Justification: Applying The Work Of Christ In Your Life And Ministry. I resonated with many truths Wilson shared in his book and several were painful to admit. His words on biblical shepherding compared to often domineering shepherding that goes on…
The title of this post is just one among many sentences I underlined in reading Jared Wilson’s The Pastor’s Justification and as I’ve tweeted several times, I was greatly refreshed and challenged. If you’re in pastoral ministry I would encourage you to have his book on your shelf. The book has two parts. In Part…
There are a lot of great things happening at Oak Park. One of those great things is our weekly investment in the Jeffersonville High School Football Team. Several years ago a friend of mine named Chris Morgan, who works with FCA of Louisville, approached me and wanted to know if we would be willing to…
Martin Luther said, “There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage.” That being said, how well do you know your wife? Consider the following questions: Do you know what she is worried about today? Do you know her greatest concern for herself? For you? For your children?…
In an earlier post I mentioned that our elder’s are reading through Paul David Tripp’s book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change and the wisdom he brings to the reader is unbelievably important. Briefly, I wanted to share some truths he submit to the reader…
Currently, our elder’s are reading through Paul David Tripp’s book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in need of Change Helping people in Need of Change and its proven to be a great reminder of some fundamental truths of how we minister to people. Here are some principles he shares about “why do people do…
Theology Along the Way 