The numerous responses are taken from Thomas Watson’s “A Body of Divinity,” a book that is based on the Westminster Assembly’s Shorter Catechism – you can read the entirety of the book here. The first part of the book naturally answers the first question cited in the Catechism, “what is the chief end of man?”…
Earlier today I was reviewing a book called “Sacred Marriage,” which, in my opinion, is one of the best books available on understanding the purpose of marriage. Here are some comments from the author concerning marriage, which are in no particular order of importance. Marriage is full of challenges, joys, struggles, and celebrations that are designed to…
I recently finished a book by Kevin DeYoung and I’m working through his latest one called “The Good News We Almost Forgot – Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism.” Thus far, I’m really enjoying it. However, this post isn’t in reference to his book but to a post he submitted on his blog yesterday. …
Good word from 9Marks concerning sermong preparation.
Tomorrow I’m looking forward to meeting with a friend who recently visited the church I pastor in order to discuss a book I gave him called “The Reason for God.” I read the book a little over a year ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. In my desire to have engaging and purposeful dialogue with my…
The title of this post is taken from a sub-heading in Dan Kimball’s book “The Like Jesus But Not The Church – insights from emerging generations.” I read it several years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. His commitment to engaging people who don’ t know Jesus (as well as those that do) was challenging and…
This was taken from Justin Taylor’s blog at “Together for the Gospel.” You can pray that God would move in a way that results in: hundreds of people coming to Christ, old animosities being removed, marriages being reconciled and renewed, wayward children coming home, long-standing slavery to sin being conquered, spiritual dullness being replaced by vibrant…
This past week I had the privilege to meet with a friend of mine whom I’ve known for over ten years to discuss some of the claims of Christianity. We’re going to meet every other week to discuss Timothy Keller’s book “The Reason for God.” (As a side-note here is a great reader’s-guide for Keller’s book). …
I read an article by Julian Lukins (a writer with World Relief and former daily newspaper journalist in the UK) that was included in the most recent issue of Relevant Magazine concerning Haiti. The premise of the article is how for weeks it was a media frenzy, but now months later the story is old and…
Her answers to some of the interviewer’s questions are quite revealing. Here’s the link.
Theology Along the Way 