How do you offer a correction? A rebuke? First of all, most individuals aren’t thrilled about ever having to do give correction, let alone receive it! And yet there is an expectation in the Bible about giving and receiving correction. To that end. David Mathis in his book Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual…
A friend of mine recently called with a confession. Though married, he had gratified himself after fixating on a tantalizing visual image he came across while at work. He was broken. He was frustrated. And he was confused about where he was to go from here. Have you ever been there? Have you ever wrestled…
Is Temptation Sinful? How (Not) to Discover Spiritual Gifts Calvin on Preaching 7 Ways to Engage Little Minds with Big Truth
“Friendship is agreement with kindliness and affection about things human and divine.” Cicero I’ve been blessed with good friends. Particularly friends who are fellow pastors. There was a time in my life when I thought I was fine on my own and could handle things alone. I had moved to a different state, returned to…
Augustine’s influence is profound, his depth of insight stunning, and his literary output insane. Isidore of Seville (AD 560-636) once said that if anyone claimed to have read all Augustine wrote, they were lying. The progress I’ve made in Augustine is minimal and I’m far from an authority on his writing and theology. However, after…
Voddie Baucham exposes the pornographic nature of our culture and provides men and women with a key tool necessary to fight addiction. Read here. Valuing holiness more than your reputation. Here is a summary of chapter 5 of Tim Chester’s book Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free. You can read it here.
Have you ever sat behind that person at the movie theater? Maybe they are tall and block a clear view of the screen. Or perhaps they cannot resist the urge to comment on the movie or reminisce about in what other movies this or that actress has been. But one way or another, they obstruct your…
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…
Photo by David Iskander on Unsplash Dave Harvey writes, “how we respond to moments of hurt, pain, and confusion around other people’s weakness or sins reveals our true grasp of the gospel.” Read his article on How Satan Seduces Bitter Believers. Effective leadership development combines training, experiences, and coaching. Read this short post from Eric Geiger in developing Christian…
I have been a part of the Southern Baptist Convention for all of my life. But I don’t think I’ve ever known what it means to be Southern Baptist until this past week as I attended my first Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. Seeing its representatives, all 10,000 of them, together in one place afforded…
Theology Along the Way 