Around the Horn (March 7)
God Set His Sermons on Fire In this article, John Piper highlights the God-ordained power behind the character and preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Piper explains that Lloyd-Jones challenged both the stuffy intellectualism and entertainment mentalities of
The Struggling Christian Myth
Some Christians prefer to struggle. The thought was first suggested to me as I listened to Brian Koppelman’s “The Moment” podcast a few years ago. During his 7/7/15 conversation with author Seth Godin, Koppelman relates
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Obedience and Suffering of Christ
“1. Did not the law of God require of Christ, considered as a man, a perfect obedience on his own account? If it did, how can that obedience be imputed to sinners for their justification?
Around the Horn (February 28)
Pastor, You are Dispensable Pastor, if you have been deceived by your own self-importance let this article awaking you with the reminder that "Those who teach, preach and lead in the local church are nothing more
The Bondage of Either/Or Spirituality
In the preface to C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, he describes “the mark of hell” as “the ruthless, sleepless, unsmiling concentration on the self.” Hell is the end of the road for the sin of
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Blessing of Christian Ministers
I. The great blessing of the Christian ministry. 1. Ministers are received for and are given to you by Christ.—As men, and as sinful men, ministers are as nothing, and wish not to make any
Around the Horn (February 21)
How My View of Scripture Changed: A Tribute to my Local Pastor Pastors, do you know how influential your preaching can be? This post reminds those who preach the word of God that they shape lives
Humble Confidence, Not Self-Love
Contemporary pop psychology’s mantra about well-being is that you must love yourself first to be a healthy person and to be able to love others. It is common for some form of this thinking to
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Peace of God
Peace, it will be allowed, is an inestimable jewel. No man that has been at all acquainted with the calamities of war, the distresses of domestic confusion, or the horrors of a guilty conscience, can