Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Turn of the Present Age
Crispus. Good morning, my dear Gaius; I am glad to see you. The world is busy in grasping wealth, in discussing politics, and in struggling for dominion; all trifles of a moment: let us retire
Around the Horn (March 5)
The Folly of 'Looking for Community' As this post notes, many people bounce around from church to church in search of community. The problem with that attitude is that community is not simply something you
Asbury University Chooses the Bible and Institutional Integrity Over the Spirit of the Age
Image courtesy of usnews.com The headline in the Lexington Herald-Leader reads, “Asbury University confronts student anger, pain over dismissal of LGBTQ-affirming professors”. According to the article, two professors, Jon Roller and Jill Campbell, had contracts
Life together – The Relational Context for Discipleship
If we are to make disciples in obedience to Christ, we should look to Jesus to learn how to accomplish such a task. He is the master discipler. He showed us how disciple-making is done.
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Vindication of the Apostle Paul
Vindication of the Apostle Paul 2 Cor. 12:16 This passage is so far from being friendly to the exercise of guile, that it is a manifest disavowal of it. It is an irony. The apostle
Around the Horn (February 27)
Strong Willed-Child or Weak Willed-Parent? "It should be clear to our children that we mean what we say. If your child is truly strong-willed, then I pray for you and pray that you will help
Forever Transforms Today
When the Apostle Paul writes, he always boasts of Christ. Paul revels in “immeasurable greatness of [Christ’s] power” and the “working of [Christ’s] great might” (Eph. 1:19-20) And yet, Paul is frequently penning these words
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Terms of Communion (Part 2)
The appeal is next made to the New Testament. Here it becomes us to be all attention. “Were not the first churches composed of households?” That there were some households in them is clear; and
Around the Horn (February 20)
The Pastoral Context of Preaching Noting that the greatest task a pastor has is good exposition, the post notes, "Exposing congregants to faithful exposition prepares people for the task of personal Bible study so that
How to Find Real Community in the Church, Part 3
You can read the first two installments of this series here and here. Dietrich Bonhoeffer warned Christians in his day against loving their dream of community in place of loving the actual community to which