Around the Horn (March 14)
Cynics in the Hand of a Living God: How to Shake a Cynicism Habit "But as I looked around at the myriad failures of other Christian leaders and considered the wander-proneness of my own heart,
Cynics in the Hand of a Living God: How to Shake a Cynicism Habit "But as I looked around at the myriad failures of other Christian leaders and considered the wander-proneness of my own heart,
Find the Edge in Your Preaching In this post Trevin Wax writes, "Here’s a challenge every preacher faces: our effectiveness is diminished whenever we fail to connect God’s truth to contemporary concerns in a way
The Long View of Preaching "Every preacher prays for a positive response to his efforts. If we’re honest, we’d rather like to see that response sooner rather than later. It’s encouraging to hear from people
Courageous Pastors or Overbearing Leaders: How Do We Tell the Difference? "This generation needs courageous pastors. Every generation does. Shepherds are charged with guarding and protecting the flock of God from harm, and there’s plenty of that out
Pastor, What Do You Preach to People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together? With this post there is both a video and transcript from Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry answering this important question. God’s Ordinary
How Spurgeon Got His Congregation "Spurgeon regularly reminded his people that evangelism isn’t just for pastors. Rather, all Christians—men, women, and children—are called to proclaim the gospel wherever the Lord places them. So many testimonies
Headlines: Winning Like a Loser (and Losing Like a Winner) In this post, Benjamin Quinn makes the case, "Whether it is a team or an individual sport, sports demand perseverance and grit to be successful.
Dear Pastor . . . Your Leadership Is Needed in the Pulpit Commenting on expositional leadership, Scott Pace and Jim Shaddix note, "While preaching is not the only thing you do as a pastor, it
Three Reasons the Old Testament is More Important than You Think In this post, New Testament scholar Michael Kruger, while not confronting objections, offers important frameworks for why the Old Testament is important. Three Lessons
The general charge which Christianity gives to its adherents: “These things write I unto you, that ye sin not.” This is to repress presumption. This is the bearing not only of the writings of John,