Around the Horn (March 21)
Truthful Thinking Is Greater Than Positive Thinking "I regularly meet people who promote a worldview of positive thinking. In fact, there are religions and schools of thought that major in it. Such belief systems claim,
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Prospects of Serving Christ
By “the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ” I understand that which is communicated through his death, and with the dispensation of which he is invested, both now and at the day of judgment: “Of
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,
Andrew Fuller Friday: Principles of True Religion
I. Let us offer a few remarks on the principles which are here suggested to us, as constituting true religion. Whatever ideas we have entertained of truth and true religion, it is necessary to bring
Around the Horn (March 7)
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
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Nature of Love and Love of God
In discoursing upon the subject, we shall offer a few remarks on the nature of love, and of love to God in particular—consider the importance of it in characterizing the whole of our religion—the danger
Around the Horn (February 28)
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
Andrew Fuller Friday: Patience and Its Work
1. What is patience? we ask. The word so rendered, I believe, signifies rightly, to bear up under, as a man that carries a burden, or a cross if you please, and yet makes progress;
Around the Horn (February 22)
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
Andrew Fuller Friday: On Covetousness
“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness; for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”—Luke 12:15. When our Lord was preaching on subjects of