Andrew Fuller Friday: The Foolish Exchange of Sin
Departing from God, and indulging ourselves in sinning against him, is a kind of exchange, but it is a foolish one; it is an exchange of liberty for drudgery and slavery, of peace of conscience
Around the Horn (August 6)
How to Avoid Individualism When Listening to Sermons "It may sound strange at first, but if you want to transform the way you hear sermons, stop listening only for yourself and start listening for your
Andrew Fuller Friday: Conversion and the Marriage Covenant
Conversion is a marriage wherein (with reverence be it spoken) Christ resigns up himself, with all he is and has, to us, and we resign ourselves, with all we are and have, to him. Such
Around the Horn (July 30)
7 Tips for Getting More out of Sunday Sermons "What if we opened our Bibles each Sunday expecting a taste like honey and a treasure like gold (Deut. 32:47; Ps. 19:10)? What would it look like
Andrew Fuller Friday: On Unrepentant Sin and Spiritual Declension
In the last paper, I considered the manner in which the duty of prayer is attended to as one considerable reason of spiritual declension; in this I shall propose to consideration another cause, as contributing
Around the Horn (July 16)
Love God with All Your Imagination In this post, Kathryn Butler notes, "Beyond offering mere childish entertainment, stories shape minds and hearts, linger in the imagination, and depict virtues that we can grasp, savor, and
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Lack of Prayer and Spiritual Declension
In the last paper it was supposed that one cause to which declensions in religion might be imputed was a disregard to the word of God; in this I shall attempt to prove that another
Around the Horn (July 9)
When Helping Hurts in Pastoral Counseling In this post, Casey McCall notes, "In such a context, the role of pastoral counseling often gets confused with the role of the therapist. These two things, however, are
Andrew Fuller Friday: On Spiritual Declension and Neglect of Scripture
It is a matter of complaint too common, as well as too well founded, that the bulk of Christians in the present age are very deficient in spirituality, and come far short of the primitive
Around the Horn (July 2)
Serve the Meal: Why Preachers Must Trust the Word "At its heart, preaching rests on a theological conviction: God has chosen to work through His Word. Scripture is not merely information about God; it is