I so appreciate John MacArthur’s helpful answer to the question “How would you approach a congregation trapped in years of legalistic tradition?” See the nearly complete transcript and audio here. Andy Naselli summarizes this way: Love them by not needlessly offending them Understand that convictions — whether right or wrong — inform the conscience Slowly […]
Al Mohler and his books and coffee beans
[vimeo 8693850] How do cups of coffee beans help books? Find out on this tour of Al Mohler’s study.
Loftier Resolutions
Do you make New Years resolutions? Some of us do and often they’re the kind of resolutions you make that aren’t a huge deal if you fail to follow through. Want to lose a few pounds during the next year, exercise more, watch less TV, or read more books? Those are good resolutions but I […]
Evangelizing your children
Sharing the Gospel with your children is a privilege not to be taken lightly. As a follow-up to my post on Childhood Conversions last week let me point you to a two part series I greatly appreciate on evangelizing children from Shepherds Fellowship. Here’s a brief overview: Common Pitfalls in Evangelizing Children Oversimplifying the Gospel […]
Childhood Conversions
What’s necessary for your child to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ? Jim Elliff delivers some helpful thinking on Childhood Conversions — helpful thoughts for all parents, pastors and youth workers.
The Pastor’s real job
My brother Ken pointed me to this yesterday and I thought I’d share. This statement from John MacArthur is just the challenge that I and all pastor’s need today when pulled in many different directions and told that so many other things are more important than preaching the Word of God for the good of […]