I had just taken some boxes of books to be mailed and was listening to NPR on the car radio. The program was a discussion about assisted suicide or death with dignity or “control over how I will die.” It is all the same thing. We just come up with new ways to describe it, … More I’ll Buy My Own Ticket
In the early church, the understanding was that if you were alive to God you were a new man. Not a perfect man or woman but new–changed. Romans 6:4 says we walk in newness of life–that we have been baptized into a new life. John Stott in his commentary on Romans 5-8 (Men Made New) writes … More Being Dead is a Process of Living
Saturday Morning Musing It’s a short book.It’s a basic book.It’s a classic book. And if you have never read it, you are in for a treat and a challenge and maybe a revival of your heart. John Stott is the author. The book is Basic Christianity. [I have counted at least 16 different covers for … More And This, Against Nominal Belief
Thursday is for Thinking Here’s another offering from Kairos Journal worth thinking about. The only thing I have added are either in brackets or underlined for emphasis. Christians need to raise their level of thinking on all things political and Stott’s book Human Rights and Human Wrongs: Major Issues for a New Century is a great place … More “Was Jesus Political?”
The article below is from Kairos Journal and its brevity is no reflection of its importance. Just this morning as I was driving into the office, I was thinking about the need for Christians to live their lives without apology for what they believe. We must live with humility but we must live with boldness. … More “Are You an EE-VAN-gelical?”
Remember these words brothers. A Bible, a pen, and a note pad make a man powerful for the duties and challenges of our task. Even if the pen and the note pad are replaced by a screen and a keyboard, there is no substitute for … for more see: What is the Symbol of Your Ministry? … More What is the Symbol of Your Ministry? A Bible or a Cell Phone?
Tuesday is for Preaching This interview with John Stott by Al Mohler was done in 1987 and was republished on his BLOG this week in honor of John Stott. You can read the whole interview here. I have excerpted the final paragraphs below because of their relevance to all pastors but maybe especially church planters. … More What is the Symbol of Your Ministry? A Bible or a Cell Phone?
Tuesday is for Preaching Once upon a time I taught preaching at a seminary in California for about 6 years. One of the textbooks that I assigned every year was John Stott’s Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. It was and continues to be a great survey of, call to, and … More A Tribute to John Stott: A Prince of Preachers
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