I like these questions from Timmy Brister. They are insightful, but don’t just set you up to bury your head in your hands and cry out: ‘I’ve/We’ve failed; I’ve/We’ve failed.’ They actually point to positive and constructive patterns of church life. 1. If our church would cease to exist in our city, would it be …
Heather, the wife of my colleague will be having cancer surgery next month. Garth, who pastors another church locally is away for six weeks receiving treatment for cancer. The prognosis for both is encouraging. It is a privilege to witness their walk through this season. In recent days I have read helpful and inspiring material …
The links I put here week by week are meant to have particular interest to pastors. Not exclusively, but generally. This week begins with a preaching sort of theme. At the Gospel Coalition, David Murray outlines the reasons behind his answer to the question: “Can I be called to the ministry, if I dread sermon …
I don’t do Lent, and I forgot to eat pancakes on Tuesday. The problem with the church year is that, without biblical warrant, it compartmentalises dimensions of new covenant spiritual life that are meant to be lived out simultaneously. For instance, these two reflections on ‘Ash Wednesday’ are helpful, no matter what time of year …
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