Worth a Look: Church Planting and Accountability; 9Marks on Church Planting; Why don’t Christians Study their Bible?; Why don’t Christians Memorize their Bible?

Here are a few things we believe are worth a look. Accountability is important. We’ve all read or heard of recent failures and firings of high-profile pastors. We all need accountable relationships and structures. TGC offers help. A 9Marks podcast on Church planting with Brian Davis and Nathan Knight. Why don’t more Christians study the…

Renovation or Re-Creation—Fixer-Upper is a Negative Illustration of Our Deepest Need

Recently my family and I used an Applebee’s gift card someone had given us for Pastor Appreciation Month. As we sat down, I started to think about my Sunday sermon and the title. The title contained the word renovation. This word makes me think about those people who go into older or established houses and…

Worth a Look: Jason DeRouchie on the Old Testament; The Best Case for Cessationism; God Knows What You Don’t Have; ETS and the Holy Spirit

Here are several things we believe are worth a look: Jason DeRouchie, professor of Old Testament and Biblical theology at Bethlehem College & Seminary and my (Jonathon) favorite Old Testament theologian, gives us ten reasons the Old Testament is important for Christians today. Andrew Wilson, a convinced continuationist, gives high praise for a new book…

The Expository Genius of John Calvin: Some Notes from Steve Lawson’s Book on Calvin’s Preaching

John Calvin is a heavyweight in the history of Christian thought. When thinking about any particular point of theology, theologians of all stripes are wise to wrestle with his ideas. Love him or hate him, his influence is unquestionably felt across the world. Karl Barth, an intellectual giant in his own right, says, Calvin is…

The Anatomy of the Soul: John Calvin on the Psalms

In 1557 John Calvin wrote his preface to the commentary he had produced on the Psalms. In the preface, Calvin gives an important perspective on this particular OT book. I offer it here for your reading pleasure. I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, An Anatomy of the Soul; for…

Thomas Jefferson and a Dead Jesus

Did you know Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s founding fathers, was a deist? One of the things he believed as a deist is that Jesus was not God. Furthermore, Jefferson did not believe Jesus rose from the grave. Rejecting anything he deemed irrational, Jefferson heavily edited the Bible and produced his own version. His version…

Should We Apologize for Complementarianism? Stop trying to make Paul more Palatable

When I chose to preach through Ephesians this year, I knew there would come a time where I’d need to walk our church through tough texts. For instance, I knew Ephesians 5:22–30 was in front of us. You know the passage, right? Paul calls the Ephesians to live wisely in an unwise and evil world…

It Seems Like a Good Time to Talk about Unity (a short video)

Here is a short video I recorded a couple of Sunday’s ago.

Encouraging Our Sisters in Ministry; The Sufficiency of Scripture; J. D. Greear and the SBC Presidency; David Platt and biblical womanhood

Here are several articles worth a look. Melissa Kruger provides four practical ways Christian brothers can encourage Christian sisters in the work of the ministry. Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the sufficiency of Scripture. John Piper offers short thoughts as well. J. D. Greear will accept the nomination for president of the SBC. He…

1) Singing at a conference vs. your church; 2) Church and politics; 3) ESV Archaeology Bible; 4) The Power of a Murmur-Free Life

1. Does Worship Need the Church? 2. What Christians Should Do When the Nations Rage 3. New ESV Archaeology Bible 4. The Miracle of a Murmur Free Life

Theology Along the Way

Thoughtfully Heading Towards Heaven

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