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Aug 21, 2010
Today we continue our chapter-by-chapter blog discussion of the book Church Planting is For Wimps. For those of you who may have just been browsing so far, it is not too late to join in! Simply pick up a copy of the book and start reading. If you have missed the previous posts, please read my ... Read more
Aug 11, 2010
Today we continue our chapter-by-chapter blog discussion of the book Church Planting is For Wimps. For those of you who may have just been browsing so far, it is not too late to join in! Read more
Aug 6, 2010
Today we continue our chapter-by-chapter blog discussion of the book Church Planting is For Wimps. For those of you who may have just been browsing so far, it is not too late to join in! Simply pick up a copy of the book and start reading. If you have missed the previous posts, please read my ... Read more
Aug 6, 2010
"...let’s not turn every possibility into a responsibility and every opportunity into an ought." Read more
Jul 30, 2010
Today we continue our chapter-by-chapter blog discussion of the book Church Planting is For Wimps. For those of you who may have just been browsing so far, it is not too late to join in! Simply pick up a copy of the book and start reading. If you have missed the previous posts, please read my ... Read more
Jul 23, 2010
Kevin De Young has some excellent things to say in light of Luke 4:16-21. He appears to have a firm grasp of sphere sovereignty. Read more
Jul 22, 2010
Today we continue our chapter-by-chapter blog discussion of the book Church Planting is For Wimps. For those of you who may have just been browsing so far, it is not too late to join in! Simply pick up a copy of the book and start reading. If you have missed the previous posts, please read my ... Read more
Jul 15, 2010
Today we continue our chapter-by-chapter blog discussion of the book Church Planting is For Wimps. For those of you who may have just been browsing so far, it is not too late to join in! Simply pick up a copy of the book and start reading. And if you missed last week’s ... Read more
Jul 8, 2010
Today we begin reading through the book Church Planting is For Wimps together. Why this book? Because our school has students who by God’s grace may be called as pastors and church planters. Since Mike McKinley has gone through the process of church planting (or more ... Read more
Jun 23, 2010
9Marks is a valuable and much-needed ministry today. Led by Mark Dever, they seek to help churches become more biblically faithful and healthy. Lately, they have begun producing a book series with Crossway to help equip pastors and churches with the resources and tools they need to ... Read more
May 25, 2010
Really good stuff, again, by DeYoung. Read more
May 20, 2010
"Life is usually pretty ordinary, just like following Jesus most days. Daily discipleship is not a new revolution each morning or an agent of global transformation every evening; it’s a long obedience in the same direction." Kevin DeYoung Read more
May 15, 2010
"My generation in particular is prone to radicalism without followthrough." So says Kevin DeYoung. Read more
May 11, 2010
Steinmetz on Staupitz and Luther. Read more
May 5, 2010
How do we know that we are called to the ministry? We should turn to God's Word to find direction in answering this question. We are not to look to feelings, test God with a fleece, or seek some new prophecy regarding our calling. Clowney reminds us of the centrality of the church in assessing ... Read more
May 1, 2010
What does it mean that Christ's love for us surpasses knowledge (Eph. 3:19)? If it does, why did Paul pray that we would be able to know the love of Christ? John Eadie, a 19th-century Scottish commentator, presents his view of this potentially perplexing verse. Read more
Apr 30, 2010
Why formal theological education for future pastors? I share a few of my reasons for thinking this is still the best method for preparing men for the ministry. Read more
Apr 13, 2010
A friend of mine emailed me this question: Is singleness a result of the fall? Here’s my attempt at an answer. Read more