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There are two equally dangerous extremes that local congregations may fall into as they relate to criticism. The first is a culture of criticism where nearly everything and everyone is viewed with suspicion and negativity. Self-righteous criticism becomes the defining
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If you are a regular reader of this blog then you may have noticed one of many threads that have frequently run through my posts this past year; that is, spiritual rest comes from focusing on our identity in Christ.
Continue readingYesterday, I was blessed and convicted by a message Joel Beeke preached at the Desiring God 2011 Conference for Pastors. As Beeke reflected upon the prayer lives of the Puritans, he expounded on seven principles for private prayer. TAKE HOLD
Continue readingAccording to J. I. Packer, the Puritans “saw themselves as God’s pilgrims traveling home, God’s warriors battling against the world, the flesh, and the devil; and God’s servants under orders to do all the good they could as they went
Continue readingFor months now, I have been occasionally blogging through Encouragement for Today’s Pastors: Help from the Puritans. In one of the closing chapters, Joel Beeke and Terry Slachter remind their fellow pastors of the reward of grace. “The hope of
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Slowly working my way through A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life; I was recently blown away by the tenth chapter, which is entitled “The Puritans on Providence.” I was already tired enough to go to bed, when I decided to
Continue readingFellow believer and minister of the gospel—take heart. The Lord knows of your service for Him. Regardless of the immediate visible results of our ministries, God honors the faithful minister even today in his high calling. The work of pastors,
Continue readingThe Puritans will be forever-famous for their soul-work, their application of the truths of Scripture to all of life, but especially to the issues of the heart. This faithful, pastoral work was the result of a conviction that all theology,
Continue readingMonday can be an awful day for pastors who take their calling seriously. Not only are they often spent at every level from giving all they have to the preaching of God’s Word and other duties that are incumbent upon
Continue readingThis past Monday, the pastors of our church spent the day in prayer at a nearby retreat center. Prior to the time in which we focused on praying for the leaders of the church, I read out loud the following
Continue readingThe past few days, I’ve been feeding my soul from Encouragement for Today’s Pastors: Help from the Puritans, by Joel Beeke and Terry Slachter. These short essays are given as a gift to those who need soul refreshment. After quoting
Continue readingI began my day this morning in my men’s Bible reading group. Four Christian brothers and I reflected on the apostle John’s teaching on the love of God for us and the work of His love in us (1 John
Continue readingBy purist definition, “no one is good except God alone” (Luke 18:19). As creatures made in His image all mankind is the recipient of His goodness (Mark 5:45). However, it is only believers in Jesus Christ who fully experience It.
Continue readingSince someone gifted me a copy of the newly released A Puritan Theology, by Joel Beeke and Mark Jones, my goal is to read 1.5 chapters a week so that I can complete all 60 chapters by the end of
Continue readingI’m always on the lookout for good resources to encourage consistent family devotions. If you are too, then let me direct you to a helpful little book that our family really enjoyed, God’s Alphabet for Life: Devotions for Young Children.
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
