Pulpit Magazine shares a valuable list of Proverbs on Parenting. Teach your children: To have a healthy fear of God (1:7; 9:10; 10:27; 14:26-27; 15:16; 16:6; 19:23) To guard their minds (4:23; 23:7) To obey … Parenting ProverbsRead more
The Church
Crucial Question for Christian Ministry
Al Mohler’s recent Southern Seminary Convocation message is well worth your time. Grab the MP3 — “Determined to Know Nothing Except Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified? A Crucial Question for Christian Ministry” (1 Corinthians 2:1-5) … Crucial Question for Christian MinistryRead more
Bible language spell check dictionaries
If you use Microsoft Word for your sermon or Bible study preparation it’s likely you know the frustration of trying to spell-check and having all those Bible names pop up as misspelled. traviscarden.com has Bible … Bible language spell check dictionariesRead more
Guide to writing well
Joshua Sowin shares A Guide to Writing Well which he “mainly distilled from On Writing Well by William Zinsser and The Elements of Style by Strunk and White.” I read Zinsser’s book about a year … Guide to writing wellRead more
Growing rich on the old iron
Reading a Spurgeon biography last night and came on this quote. Spurgeon once commented… “I was reading some time ago,” he said on one occasion, “an article in a newspaper, very much in my praise. … Growing rich on the old ironRead more
Watch Your Life and Doctrine
This is for all the pastors, would-be pastors in my family and those pastor friends of mine. A few months ago C.J. Mahaney spoke at the Together for the Gospel conference along with several other … Watch Your Life and DoctrineRead more
Dealing with anger
How do you deal with anger? Adrian Warnock points to a resource in which John Piper suggests “nine biblical weapons” to help you “Kill Anger Before It Kills You or Your Marriage.” This is a … Dealing with angerRead more
Writing, Briefly
Rediscovered this today. Writing, Briefly. Especially appreciate the last line–“learn to recognize the approach of an ending, and when one appears, grab it.”
Things that really matter
My brother Ken’s piece this week is more than a nicely told story, it’s a call to fathers everywhere to make time for your family before it’s too late.
Teach the Bible
NeverThirsty.org issues A Call: Teach The Bible. “Some churches have heard the alarms and have responded. Not everyone is interested in the solid teaching of scripture, but not everyone wants to know God either. What … Teach the BibleRead more
The minister, his preaching and prayer
From Power Through Prayer by Edward M. Bounds, chapter 4, Tendencies to be Avoided. It is impossible for the preacher to keep his spirit in harmony with the divine nature of his high calling without … The minister, his preaching and prayerRead more
Where are the books?
What have you been reading lately? Great quote from Spurgeon here highlighted at Pyromaniacs today. You need to read. Renounce as much as you will all light literature, but study as much as possible sound … Where are the books?Read more