This chapter, which was one of the shorter ones in an already short book, was particularly eye-opening. The premise of the chapter is that there is a skill in reading. Much of the time, most individuals read for the purposes of simply gleaning information. I say “simply” because there isn’t much skill involved in reading…
As an individual whose main responsibility is to preach week-in-and-week-out, I am always ready to read an article or book or listen to someone who might help me in my weekly endeavor of preaching. As soon as I finished preaching Matthew 3:1-12 this past Sunday my mind was preoccupied with the sermon I would preach in…
The title of this post is a subheading from John Piper’s book Finally Alive (for a PDF version of this book click here). I’m about 3/4 of the way through the book and it’s very apparent that Piper has deepened my understanding of the new birth, as well as exposed my ignorance of it. Why the new birth? …
This past Wednesday I taught our Discovering Oak Park Class, which is a class for those who are (1) interested in understanding what it means to be a member at Oak Park, (2) those who need to attend the class for the purposes of completing their membership or those (3) who have questions about what it means to…
I finished reading a book called “Counsel from the Cross – Connecting Broken People to the love of Christ” by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Dennis E. Johnson several months ago and wanted to repost some comments from a post I made months ago. If you haven’t read the book you should – it’s remarkably insightful and gospel-saturated. I…
Many of you have probably heard about this video or watched it BUT I wish I had known about it several weeks ago when I preached on the Sanctify of Life. The video captures the story of an amazing couple and an even more amazing boy. Be ready to be challenged by their committment to life,…
and on Monday I always make it a habit of reviewing the service in its entirety, including the sermon – ouch! For anyone who has a low self-esteem you may not want to do this because hearing yourself is not always pretty. That being said, listed below is my brief, brief outline of what I preached:…
As someone who is intimately interested in becoming a better teacher in all areas and roles in my life (as a husband, father, pastor, friend, etc.) I am always receptive in reading anything or listening to anyone who I might benefit from. That being said, here is an article that Dr. Mohler of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary…
I came across this article by John Greco who writes for Relevant Magazine entitled “Why the Gospel is more than a roadside sign or a sticker slapped on your car.” His words are helpful in bringing us back to a Jesus-centered and Jesus-faithful approach of evangelism. Enjoy.
this link really acts as a companion to the earlier post about the chart of biblical history. Here, Goldsworthy actually goes into a little detail and description of the flow of biblical history. I’ve learned a tremendous amount in the short time I have been a pastor and one overarching truth that I have learned overwhelmingly is that…
Theology Along the Way 