Every now and then I receive a children’s book to review. Obviously, I am not the intended audience and my daughter isn’t even 2 years old. However, I look at these books and still review them. This way, parents, grandparents, friends, and family can know what good books are available. These books will help childrenContinue reading “Engaging Children’s Books That Point to Jesus”
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Rethinking the Rapture: A Biblical Perspective
Some of the most heated theological debates I’ve observed over the years have been about eschatology – the theology of the end times. Some people take their eschatology so seriously. They doubt the salvation of others who disagree with them. Shocking, I know, but I’ve seen it. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve beenContinue reading “Rethinking the Rapture: A Biblical Perspective”
Enjoying Jesus
The Christian life isn’t always a walk in the park. Sin can cloud our thinking about the things of God. Distractions can rob us of the ability to be in awe of Jesus. Our lack of discipline and devotion can make it seem that the Spirit is not at work in us. I would sayContinue reading “Enjoying Jesus”
Effective Sermon Application: Balancing Head, Heart, and Hands
If you’ve been tagging along with the blog for the past week you will have deduced from my posts that I’ve been doing some thinking lately on preaching. Don’t worry, this is the last post on preaching for a little while at least. One of the aspects of preaching that I’ve been contemplating a lotContinue reading “Effective Sermon Application: Balancing Head, Heart, and Hands”
Preaching as the Primary Means of Grace
I have lost count of the number of books on preaching that I’ve read over the years, everything on the range from practical ‘how to’ books to academic books on the intricacies of handling Bible texts well in their redemptive historical context. As a Pastor and preacher I love to read about preaching. I regularlyContinue reading “Preaching as the Primary Means of Grace”
Why Preaching Requires a Human Touch
What is preaching? A. W. Tozer said “To be effective the preacher’s message must be alive; it must alarm, arouse, challenge; it must be God’s present voice to a particular people.” John Owen said “The first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the word” D. L.Continue reading “Why Preaching Requires a Human Touch”
Saturday Snippets (November 16)
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…
Learning to Shepherd: Local vs. Famous Pastors
What is the greatest threat to the church in our generation? I wonder how you would answer that question. Maybe you would say it’s liberalism, a moving away from the biblical teaching on certain points. Perhaps you’d be more specific and say that it’s the lack of reverence and devotion of people today and aContinue reading “Learning to Shepherd: Local vs. Famous Pastors”
A mixed goodie bag
As the year goes on, I find that my to-review pile mounts up. Most of the book on that pile are good, but because of the volume of Christian material that is published each year, it’s hard to know where to invest your time because time is limited. That’s where I come in! Today I’dContinue reading “A mixed goodie bag”
The Air We Breathe
There aren’t many books that analyse culture, and our understanding of certain topics that start with a goldfish, not at least to my knowledge. It might be a bit unusual, at first, but it makes perfect sense. A goldfish lives in water, they see everything in the water, they enjoy the benefits of being ableContinue reading “The Air We Breathe”
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