Dr. Russell Moore on “Navigating Family Tensions at the Holidays”
Every year I reblog this post by Dr. Moore because I believe it’s so helpful and such an encouraging word. I hope you find it helpful too. You can read the post here.
John Piper on “An Argument For Humility”
Desiring God has short little videos (typically 7-10 minutes) called labs, where John Piper briefly walks through a passage of Scripture that I have found extremely beneficial. You can access all the videos here. Recently, I listened to him walk through one on 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 on humility that was quite encouraging. You can listen here. Enjoy!
The health of your church just might be riding on…your humility.
In a recent conversation with a good friend of mine regarding Acts 18, specifically the exchange Apollos has with Priscilla and Aquilla, I asked him if he would write a short post that I could include on this blog. He graciously agreed. My friend serves as a missionary overseas and because of where he serves…
Five Marks of the UnLeader
Here’s some characteristics of someone who is not a leader: They’re not a servant They’re not teachable They’re unjust in their dealings They’re not hospitable They have an unhappy family Steve Farrar, in his book Finishing Strong makes these observations from John’s account of Diotrephes in 3 John. This list is short – what else would you…
Signs You’ve Moved from Shepherding to Domineering
The shift can be imperceptible. Nobody drifts into holiness, but we sure drift into unholiness. It is the default setting of our flesh. And so the pastor is auto set to self-protect, self-justify You insulate yourself from criticism and/or interpret any criticism as attacks or insubordination You have a paranoia about Who Is and Who…
The gospel is engineered to accomplish the deliverance everyone needs
According to Scripture, God deliberately designed the gospel in such a way so as to strip me of pride and leave me without any grounds for boasting in myself whatsoever. This is actually a wonderful mercy from God, for pride is at the root of all my sin. Pride produced the first sin in the…
Helpful ways to recognize whether you’re arrogant…
This piece was written by Dr. Lawless and posted on Dr. Rainer’s website, which day-in-day-out is probably the most helpful, practical blog on leadership out there. Here’s what Dr. Lawless says regarding how to recognize arrogance: 10 Ways to Recognize Our Arrogance May 27, 2014 By Chuck Lawless I’m writing this post for me as much as…
Some practical steps to cultivate humility
John Stott said, “in every step of our Christian growth and maturity, and throughout every aspect of our Christian obedience and service, our greatest foe is pride and our greatest ally is humility.” In light of that truth here are some practical steps C.J. Mahaney submits that Christians should do at the beginning of each day and at…
How do you deal with criticism?
The longer I serve as a pastor the more I believe that the skill of dealing with criticism is absolutely necessary. Here’s a good word from Mark Altrogge who writes over at The Blazing Center a blog with several contributors that seek connect God’s truth to real life. Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to…
Theology Along the Way 