wrote 5 hours ago: The assumption that Christianity is all about me has many variations. Whatever version we propound, … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Good preachers will preach the passage they claim to be preaching. Even in a topical message with s … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Yesterday we pointed out that God is not boring and the Bible is not boring. So why is some preachi … more →
wrote 1 week ago: It does not matter how true the truth you present from the pulpit, if you bore people with it, then … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Last time we looked at the importance of seeing all of a text in its context, rather than plucking o … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is the rest of the list of treasure shifts that can occur in the heart of a pastor/preacher. P … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I am currently enjoying Paul David Tripp’s Dangerous Calling. This is my book of the year, so … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: So to finish off Andy Stanley’s list of seven guidelines for preaching to the unchurched, here … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I suggested that offering a meal is more loving than throwing a shower of vitamin pills at … more →
wrote 1 month ago: There are essentially two ways to feed someone. I may decide to chase further possible analogies to … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Periodically I like to come back to this issue of outlines and whom they serve. The sermon outline … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This week I have used Edlredge’s Beautiful Outlaw as the springboard for a series of posts. W … more →
wrote 1 month ago: So I am halfway through Eldredge’s list of ten indicators of religious distraction from true Christ- … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge offers a colourful portrait of the personality of Jesus, and warns … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday we pondered the replacement of love with false reverence. Now for another test to know wh … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In his book, Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge lists ten tests to know when “the religious” is operati … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Over the years I have generally enjoyed John Eldredge’s books. Never completely, but always a lot. … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Last time I suggested that too narrow a view of a passage can lead to burdensome and non-gospel appl … more →
wrote 2 months ago: As I am reading through the Bible I am currently in the Psalms – what a great book! Sadly, fo … more →