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I am a Christian, husband, father, pastor, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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The Saturday Post(s)
What is Biblical Love? “True, biblical love consists in the sharing of mutual joy—of seeking one another’s joy as one’s own.” 40 Things Parents Definitely Can’t Get Away With Anymore. The difference of childcare between our parents generation and ours … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Don’t Claim Your Healing. A thoughtful piece on how to think of and handle chronic sickness or pain. The conclusion is gold: “Here is a truth worth thinking about today: our pain may be bringing about a deep healing in … Continue reading
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Tagged children, gay marriage, gay wedding, grace, legalism, pastoral ministry, premarital counseling, sermon, sickness, sin
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Disagreement Is Not Disloyalty
In reflecting on seven lessons learned from over thirty years of pastoral ministry, Mark Altrogge makes a point that applies for us all: disagreement is not disloyalty. Sadly, strong leaders can sometimes interpret disagreement as disloyalty. But we shouldn’t be … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Truth & Compassion in Action. “Gay activists prepared to protest FIRE Church in Concord, North Carolina. Their event leader posted their plan on Facebook…We are going to STAND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY to show that our love is stronger than … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, baptism, bible, bible study, celebrity, counseling, discipleship, homosexuality, islam, jesus, john piper, local church, mentor, motherhood, pastoral ministry, romans, suffering, theology
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A Place to Preach or a People to Pastor?
I was struck by the sweetness of Phil Newton’s word to young pastors (although applicable to old as well). May God fill His churches with pastors devoted to the good of the people and not their own gain. Phil Newton: … Continue reading
How Can I Help My Pastor Study & Preach as He Should?
I don’t have an answer to the question posed in this post’s title, but someone else does! Here is one Christian’s unforgettable plan on how to help make sure their pastor is preparing for and preaching God’s Word with the seriousness and … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, church, church service, john macathur, pastor, pastoral ministry, pastors, preaching
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The Saturday Post(s)
Battle Plan. An excellent help to the necessary work of killing sin. Don’t miss this. Why Time Management is More Difficult Today Than Before. “Time Management is so much more difficult in our current knowledge economy era than in the past … Continue reading
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Tagged bible study, books, christology, complementarianism, cross, exegesis, gender, gospel, growth, healing, homosexual, homosexuality, jesus, marriage, mortification, pastoral ministry, pastors, resurrection, Sanctification, sickness, sin, suffering
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The Scandal of the Semi-Churched
I read this post by Kevin DeYoung a long time ago and thought I would call my readers’ attention to it. It isn’t about the unchurched or the anti-churched, but the semi-churched folks within our local congregations. Kevin DeYoung writes: I … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church membership, church service, kevin deyoung, local church, pastoral ministry
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More Patient Than I
I have often get to hear students confess their sins. In these meetings, there is one thing that always sticks out to me: the sense of fear I can hear behind their words. Sometimes they come right out and say it, “I am … Continue reading
How to Make Biblical Application Very Real
There is a helpful Bible reading practice I have stumbled upon that I thought I’d share with the cyber-nets. It is very simple and goes like this: Exchange the “one another” commands of the New Testament with specific people in your … Continue reading
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