Chalmers' Blog

A Little Lower Than The Angels

It isn’t always easy to find the time to keep stretching your mind when you’re in full-time employment. Even in ministry, it can be difficult to set time aside to grow in your understanding of certain topics or theological positions. In comes Primer.

Saturday Snippets (April 24)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

Stats n’ Chats

I love writing. I spend a lot of my private time thinking, reading and discussing with others what I’m posting on my blog that week. But something happens for many bloggers that I find really interesting; people read, but don’t engage…

From Pastor’s Kid to Pastor with Kids

This is an unedited and anonymous guest post. Views expressed in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of this blog.

Firstly, I just want to say from the outset, I love my dad. We’ve had our difficulties in our relationship, but by God’s grace and our mutual love for the Gospel we are united more today than ever before. So, although being a pastor’s kids was hard for me, my brother and my two sisters, I am writing this whilst holding in view the life transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus which meats us all in our weakness and need.

It’s impossible to write everything I learned on reflection of a 30 year period. So here’s 3 things to be mindful of if you are a pastor with kids. I’ve chosen 2 positive angles and one negative:

Saturday Snippets (April 17)

Why I intentionally shot myself in the foot

You know the times I’m talking about. You do something that you know is the best thing, but it costs you. We’ve all done it but it isn’t always easy. Well, I recently intentionally shot myself in the foot.

Chief Scottish Man

Thomas Chalmers is one of the most prominent figures in Scottish Church history. His role in the founding of the Free Church of Scotland is probably what he is best known for. I’m just coming to the end of my seminary degree at Edinburgh Theological Seminary, formerly known as the Free Church College. So, I’ve heard a lot about Chalmers. Plus we share a name so I naturally am intrigued.

Kid’s Corner

If we want the children in our churches to grow up to be strong believers, then we need to teach them. We need to teach them the truth. They will be confronted with lies as they grow up. Their faith will be challenged. They must be prepared for that battleground. The training of kids doesn’t start when they become pre-teens or teens, it must start young. Here are some resources to help…

Saturday Snippets (April 10)

Pastors, platforms and pedestals

Pastors can be loved by their congregations. That is a good thing. It’s good for faithful ministry to be appreciated and celebrated. The Church is full of many gifted pastors who preach faithfully and point people to Jesus. But there are also dangers. For example, one danger is that pastors are put on a pedestal and nothing they do is ever seen as wrong. but another danger is that pastors can be tempted to also look for a platform. Let’s look at both sides of that dangerous coin…