Musings on Discipleship I am convinced that Jesus’ pattern with his disciples was Hebraic in pattern. That is, the way that he taught his disciples was patterned after what a Jewish father was expected to do with his children according to the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9). What did that pattern look like? Part of it took … More Lessons from Jewish Fathers for Christian Fathers and Pastors
If you missed my son on NPR this afternoon, you can hear a replay at Midnight. His poem will be at 12:09 AM, third poem in the set. Here’s the link: http://hppr.org/programs/genre/entertainment. Click on the “Listen Live” button in the upper left-hand side of your screen. The show is called Open Range and is part of … More Poets Use Words to Destroy Vision So Eyes See New Things
Weekend Links Doing Ministry Better Are Our Youth Ministries Obsolete, Counter-productive, and Wrongly Thought? (The Gospel Side—-What is so uncool about cool churches) Churches Need to Do a Better Job of Preparing Couples for Marriage (Here’s help in doing just that.) Was C.S. Lewis a Calvinist? (Douglass Wilson’s surprising answer) Delighting in the Trinity (Gospel Coalition … More Obsolete Youth Ministry Methods?; C.S. Lewis and Calvinism; The Trinity; Douglas Wilson; Science and Christians; and more
Weekend Musings My bride was reminded of a message I preached recently by this devotion today. If you are a pastor, it is always great to know your wife is listening to your messages! The fact is, if I have any impact in the world at all, it is largely a part of my bride’s … More Learning How to Ponder a Thought
Another gem from the offerings of Kairos Journal This comes from a previous generation (many previous generations ago) and requires a slow reading. Think on Charnock’s words. He is wise and he writes to make us wise and holy–two things that God desires and we need. Practical Atheism—Stephen Charnock (1628 – 1680) Educated at Emmanuel … More The Practical Atheism of Disobedience
It would be great to sit around a table with other pastors and just brainstorm about ten things we could do in our churches to exalt Christ as supremely valuable and worthy of not only passionate praise but a bold proclamation of the gospel outside the walls of our buildings. via The Discussion We Need … More The Discussion We Need to Have with Pastors
Tuesday is for Preaching The church in America is sick. She has buildings and schools and Bible Colleges and Seminaries. Dozens of parachurch organizations exist to help her accomplish her mission, magazines and books continue to pour forth from her publishers. Whole new genres have developed from Christian novels to Christian music, Christian Comedy, Christian … More Consumers of a Christian-flavored-life
Weekend Links The weather is changing, footballs are flying through the air and it won’t be long before the leaves drop from the trees. I love the Fall. And you are going to love some of these links. As always, I don’t endorse all of them or all of the perspective in each of them … More Bob Dylan; the Darkside; Der Spiegel on Obama; Forced Abortions; Sex Trafficking; NFL Leadership Lessons;
Christopher Yuan is a former member of our church in Bolingbrook who was rescued from drugs and homosexuality by the prayers of his mother, the faithfulness of his father, a federal prison, the prayers of the saints of New Song Church and sound biblical teaching. Today, Christopher is a graduate of Moody Graduate School, and … More Very Important Article, Video and Discussion on Homosexuality
My son just published his first book, the second book he has written. When he was 16-17 he wrote a novel with his cousin that ran to over 200 pages but this is his first published work. Despite the fact that I am proud of him and biased, it is worth a look. You can … More My Son Just Published His First Book!
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