Several years ago several godly men told me one of the most fruitful things I can do in my Christian walk is to saturate myself in the Scriptures and read about the Christ that every page in some capacity attest to. As a result, I’ve made a commitment to read through the Bible every year. Yesterday marked the…
Watch and reflect on your own life concerning the fact that even amid trials (some quite severe as you’ll see in this video) Christ Jesus is our rock. Their story is a great reminder NOT that my life is easier than their’s (though it is) BUT that everything that comes into our lives is a…
Pastor Mark Dever has a good word here on training and mentoring men for ministry. At the church where I serve (Oak Park Baptist) we have put together an internship program. You can see the following document entitled “Internship Proposal” for further review of what we do at Oak Park. As most things are, our expectations are constantly…
As always, DeYoung offers some insightful, wise advice. Enjoy the read.
Preaching the gospel by expounding the Bible Preaching the gospel, teaching the gospel and touting oneself as “gospel-centered” has become, I’m afraid, very trendy in evangelical circles today. In fact, I’ve often found myself using the phrase ad infinitum merely for the sake of others “standing in awe” of my commitment to gospel-centerdeness. Subsequently, I…
This is a great post by Dr. John Piper on the influence of John Stott on his life concerning exposition and the preacher’s role to be about the Scriptures. Enjoy!
If you’ve read any of Paul Tripp’s stuff you know that it’s gold. This post from Desiring God’s blog is yet another example of the rich, gospel-saturated words Paul Tripp seems to incessantly share.
Leadership by Looking in the Mirror – thanks for this helpful post Dr. Rainer.
This is a great word by Jared Wilson. Click here.
I should probably make it a point to include in my yearly reading list books on preaching, but as it stands there hasn’t been much intentionality on my part. I’m going to be rereading Mohler’s “He is not Silent,” but other than that there isn’t much that comprises my time concerning preaching; this obviously needs…
Theology Along the Way 