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  • New City Catechism iPad App

    Just downloaded this earlier in the week and so far it looks like a great resource! If you’re interested why we would need a new catechism, here’s Tim Keller’s explanation. Also, as it says at the end of the article, “Starting next week on October 22, you can join the one-year campaign to delight in…

  • The Life of God in The Soul of The Church

    Way back in the mid 1600’s, a guy named Henry Scougal wrote a short little book to encourage a friend in his spiritual life. It was later published for wider readership as The Life of God in the Soul of Man. I would probably be unfamiliar with it myself if John Piper didn’t make a…

  • Nehemiah: A Church For The City, The Nations, The Generations

    This coming Sunday is the 3 year anniversary of the church we’re part of here in Florida. So we’re commemorating it with our yearly Vision Sunday. If you’re in the area, you ought to come check us out and see how God has been at work. And, if you’re not currently part of a church…

  • Charity and Its Fruits: Review and Reading Plan

    If it’s alright with you, I’m going to deviate from my review script just a tad on this one. Since I know you’re probably curious, this is for a couple of reasons. First, unlike most of the books I review, this one isn’t technically new. Rather, it’s a new edition of Jonathan Edwards’ classic Charity…

  • Politics According To The Bible

    Well, it’s almost that time of year. That time that comes every fall in even numbered years and counts the most every four years. You know, that time. That time when Facebook friend lists get pruned because some people are just a little too politically vocal about the wrong side of an issue. That time…

  • 6 Ways To Make Your Ideas Stick

    Of the 270 credit hours of college and graduate level class I amassed over 8 years, the vast majority were conceptually based, and honestly that was what I preferred. I came for content acquisition and I certainly got it. Luckily in my last year of seminary, I learned a rather important lesson. Really it was…

  • How To Destroy A Marriage With A Single Attitude

    Friday, I offered some insights from Chuck Klosterman when it comes to adultery. This is definitely related, but more from the standpoint of what erodes a good relationship. Klosterman pointed out what made cheating and a more than likely subsequent relational breakup possible. Malcolm Gladwell is going to indirectly highlight what makes a relational breakup…

  • The Drama of Doctrine: The Performance

    [This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Several weeks ago, we started our way through Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. We’ve looked at the drama, the script, and the dramaturge. That leaves the section on the performance before we wrap up next week. As Vanhoozer explains: The burden of part 4 is…

  • Equipping Counselors For Your Church: Conclusion

    [You’re finishing this review series because Bob Kellemen at RPM Ministries sent me a review copy of Equipping Counselors For Your Church!] Wednesday, we looked at the first two “laps” in Bob’s book, Envisioning and Enlisting. Yesterday, we covered laps 3 and 4, Equipping and Empowering. Today, I just have some summary thoughts on the book as a whole.…

  • Equipping Counselors For Your Church: Equipping and Empowering

    Yesterday, we started into Equipping Counselors For Your Church by looking at the opening two sections, Envisioning and Enlisting. In Bob’s race metaphor, those are the first two laps, so today we’ll look at the final two: Equipping and Empowering. This is more my particular niche, so after the good reminders from Bob about the need to develop…