Yesterday morning, I took some time to do some spiritual inventory and assessment, and one of the things I have made a priority in my life is renewal through (re)discovery of the gospel in my life. A couple of years ago, I wrote a seven-part series on gospel-centered renewal but noticed I never compiled the [...]
Archive for June 2011
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June 10, 2011Give Them the Gospel, Yes, But Give Them You, Too
June 7, 2011I have always admired and sought to emulate the pastoral heart and compassion found in C.J. Mahaney. Speaking to a group of church planters, he implored them to love, love, love, and then preach to their people. When I first watched this, the following verses came to my mind . . . 7 But we [...]
Covenant Marriage
June 7, 2011John Piper, Tim Keller, and D.A. Carson share their thoughts on the importance of understanding covenant and promise (biblical theology) in marriage. Good stuff.
Signs You Are Growing in Grace, Part 13
June 6, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 || Part 6 || Part 7 || Part 8 Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 11 || Part 12 Your weekly installment of 20 grace tweets from Scotty Smith: A sign you’re growing in grace: A commitment to “faith expressing itself in love” is altering your attitude & actions. A sign you’re growing in grace: “In step with the truth [...]
50¢ Words of the Week, Part 3
June 5, 2011Part 1 || Part 2 I started a new series on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, called “50¢ Word(s) of the Day”. Here’s the third installment from this past week: Monday: conversio continuata –> daily gospel renewal via turning from sin (repentance) & turning to God (faith) Tuesday: media gratiae –> means of grace (Word and sacrament [...]
Joe Thorn on Note to Self
June 4, 2011My good friend Joe Thorn was recently interviewed by Justin Taylor about his new book, Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself. I have been recently working through it in my morning devotions (on Kindle) and have found it to be a very edifying read. In this interview, Joe answers the question of [...]
Honoring a Faithful Shepherd
June 2, 2011Last night, I had the privilege of joining my church family in honoring Tom Ascol on his 25th anniversary as pastor of Grace Baptist Church. The evening was spent with members sharing stories and testimonies of how God has impacted their lives through Pastor Tom, and I began it with a few words about the [...]
Tim Challies, Rick Warren, and My Take on the John Piper Interview
June 1, 2011Last Friday, I took some time to post my thoughts on John Piper’s interview of Rick Warren. And I was entirely not surprised by the comments my post received. However, I did appreciate the interaction I received offline with my fellow pastors and with other friends through email, Tim Challies included. Tim shared with me [...]
When the Bible Calls You Stupid
June 8, 2011This past Sunday, I taught our congregation on the profitability of God’s Word from 2 Timothy 3:16-17. The Apostle Paul brings out four categories where Scripture is profitable for the believer: teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. The first two categories address Scripture being profitable for our beliefs (orthodoxy), and the latter two address [...]
Categories: Discipleship, I Love the Local Church, Personal Commentary
Tags: Correction, Counseling, Reproof, Scripture, Sufficiency of Scripture
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