NUGGETS (10/21/15)
I didn’t realize it had been so long, but it’s been over a year since I posted a Nuggets page. The decision to stop was intentional; I simply could not keep up and decided that if I could not do
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
11 Ways to Learn to be Full
Jeremiah Burroughs is perhaps best known for his writings on Christian contentment. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is his best known work, which is the publication of his sermon series on Philippians 4:11-12, “Not that I am speaking of
Continue readingCounseling and the Local Church
How can your church become a place to grow in grace? The newest collaborative book from the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Biblical Counseling and the Church, equips your congregation to be a family where every member is empowered to speak the
Continue readingStuart Scott: 13 Foundational Realities of Change
Yesterday, during one of the plenary sessions at the ACBC conference, Dr. Stuart Scott taught on the process of change and the possibility of sexual purity (Titus 2:11-15). As he wrapped up his message, he summarized how inner change takes
Continue readingCompletely Done
Driving to Louisville this past Monday for the annual ACBC conference, I switched back and forth listening to a Sovereign Grace CD and the audio book of Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students. The song “Completely Done” ministers deeply to my
Continue readingCrazy Lazy
Crazy Lazy is a miniature book (only 40 pages) by Alistair Begg, senior pastor of Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio. I picked it up a few weeks ago when I spent a morning reading and studying in Parkside’s lovely bookstore/café.
Continue readingNew Mini-Book Display Is Ideal for Churches
John MacArthur recently gave these words of praise for the LifeLine mini-books: “These little books are directly targeted to the issues that we all face and they hit the bulls-eye. They are faithful to Scripture and they demonstrate insight into
Continue readingA New Song
There is no higher duty or greater privilege than to worship the one true and living God. According to the prophet Isaiah, we were created for the purpose of bringing God glory (Isaiah 43:7). When the apostle John caught a
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Life is hard and if you sense an easy stretch presently, the road bends just ahead. And in the world of struggle and hurt, a maze of philosophies abound to help you deal with life. Unfortunately, most fall short of the
Continue readingBe Filled with the Spirit, Not Alcohol
The fundamental difference between a believer and an unbeliever is that the believer has the Holy Spirit dwelling within him, and the unbeliever does not. The unbeliever remains under the control of the flesh and of the devil, having his
Continue reading2 New Counseling Resources from RBP
One of the blessings of being a blogger is receiving review copies of new resources on discipleship, counseling, and Christian growth. Though I do not have time to read and review all of them, I like to inform you of
Continue readingEngaging with God
The past week, I’ve been paging through some of my books on worship and reading portions that I highlighted many years ago. One of the books I really enjoyed, and was challenged by, is Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology
Continue readingEnable Us by Our Faith
This morning, during a time of prayer with a brother in Christ, my heart was blessed by this prayer from Matthew Henry: Give us the grace to believe, for the faith that saves does not come from ourselves, but only
Continue reading17 Quotes on Worship
The next two Sundays, I’m preaching on the subject of worship as part of a larger series on the church. Yesterday, I was paging through a binder of quotes from past reading and was again blessed and challenged by words
Continue readingAny Nest of Sin in My Heart
The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, continues to be a devotional treasure that I turn to over and over again. This afternoon, as I was paging through it, my eyes zeroed in on a phrase
Continue readingWhy Sexual Faithfulness Should Matter to the Church – Part 2
The public scandal of marital unfaithfulness in another high-profile pastor has brought the question of sexual purity to the forefront of our minds, and people are asking how much it really matters anyway. Some ask, what’s the big deal? While
Continue readingWhy Sexual Faithfulness Should Matter to the Church – Part 1
It is not uncommon for Christians to wrongly conclude that God cares only for our souls and not for our bodies. This false conclusion is not entirely without reason. We live in a world preoccupied by the physical (nothing new
Continue readingA Culture of Discipleship and Growth
Discipleship takes place most naturally and with greatest fruitfulness when the members of a local church understand biblical, mutual ministry. The cultivation of this culture of growth is the responsibility of the church’s shepherds, by means of the faithful preaching
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