Photo by Rita Morais on Unsplash David Brooks in his book, The Road to Character writes when suffering “is not connected to some larger purpose beyond itself, suffering shrinks or annihilates people. When it is not understood as a piece of a larger process, it leads to doubt, nihilism, and despair.” To that end, I…
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One of the great gifts that God has given His church is the gift of congregational singing. I often come to our worship gathering discouraged – discouraged with my failures, my anxieties, and my weakness. What a gift the gathered church is to a discouraged soul! Every week we come in from our different lives…
Brown, Peter. Augustine of Hippo: A Biography. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2013. 568 pages. $29.95 Biographical Sketch of the Author Writing a biography of a monumental figure such as Augustine is no small task. Augustine stands atop the mountain of…
In Psalm 86, King David prays something I find very difficult to pray. O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them. But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast…
Just about every sermon about money I’ve heard in church has been about how much and how often and in what way we are supposed to tithe. The messages and texts are often the same: “Bring the full tithe in!” (Malachi 3:10); “Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing!” (Matthew…
Perfect Peace for Anxious Souls “You look troubled. Your faces look troubled. I love you. I don’t like it when you look that way. I don’t want to leave you that way.” Noah Oldham on the Pastor’s Health This is something I’ve discovered in the last 3 years or so. I serve my church best…
In recent years there as has been a renewal of interest in the idea of the pastor as scholar and the scholar as pastor. I remember attending an event in 2009 where John Piper and D. A. Carson spoke on this issue for nearly two hours. Piper represented the scholarly pastor while Carson was the…
*Today’s post is by Michelle Meade, our editor and occasional contributor. Remember the old hymn, Count Your Blessings? The chorus sings: Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your blessings, see what God hath done; Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.…
10 Reasons We Hide our Sin “It happens. Even as believers, we tend to keep our sin to ourselves.” In describing the reasons why we hide sin, Dr. Lawless compels us to shed light on them through confession. What if My Husband Looks at Porn? “I remember staring, confused, at the computer screen. What exactly…
Theology Along the Way 