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…
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…
Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash A year ago I had a procedure called a craniotomy. What is a craniotomy? Here’s a short definition: A craniotomy is the surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain. Specialized tools are used to remove the section of bone called the bone flap. The bone…
Theology Along the Way 