Charles Spurgeon: “Oh, what a sifter the city of London has been to many like Joash! Many do I remember whose story was like this: they had been to the house of God always . . . and everybody reckoned them to be Christians — and then they came to London. At first, they went... Continue Reading

“If you have clear evidence of sinful actions, be specific. If you have concerns or questions, simply raise them without accusing. All this can be hard, but, if we are left with regrets, most of us regret not saying something.”   Ways to Talk about Sin Sin becomes public in three different ways: someone confesses... Continue Reading

“Even if you’ve suffered from a similar medical condition, don’t presume to know exactly how your friend feels. Illness narratives are not universal. The experience with a given disease differs between individuals, with temperament, values, fears, and past experiences all exerting influence. Instead of assuring a friend of your understanding, ask how he feels.”  ... Continue Reading

“To fall into the trap of perpetual busyness is to confuse the God of the Bible with the god of this world. They’re not the same. The story of the exodus and the triumph of the cross prove as much. The god of this world and the God of the Bible speak differently to our... Continue Reading

“Confusing minutia for meaning is a surefire path toward mental and emotional burnout at best, and an existential transformation into the very things we despise at worst. Fortunately, there are off-ramps. The best way to fight this burnout is to unplug and log off, redirecting your best energies away from the ephemera of online controversies... Continue Reading

That’s perhaps the role above all roles seminary is designed to play: it teaches a pastor, a professor, a missionary, an evangelist, or a counselor how to teach himself. Seminary can by no means teach a minister everything he needs to know, but it puts strong tools in his box to set him up for... Continue Reading

We do not identify ourselves by our sin. It is absolutely unacceptable, untenable and unbiblical to identify any Christian by sin, in general, or by one’s embedded sin or entangling sin. In other words, I minister to people who deal with the issue of sexual promiscuity but I do not identify them, nor do I... Continue Reading

“Every day, we find some pleasure, enjoy it to the full, and then itch for just a little more: a little more chocolate, a little more wine, a little more sleep, a little more shower time, a little more YouTube, a little more Netflix. We take in some delight that gives our senses a standing... Continue Reading

True discipleship was largely not practiced in the mega-churches, which meant that myriad adults attended church for decades and learned little or nothing about either the gospel or the Law of God. Practically, and Americans love practical Christianity—or so they say—the bottom line was that dad and mom came out of church smiling and feeling... Continue Reading

The door to the church is always open.  Jesus described himself as ‘the door’.  We always invite people to come to him – in repentance and faith.  But I suspect you mean the door to the church changing its beliefs in order to fit in with some beliefs that our society holds (or at least... Continue Reading