Mockingbird have republished an essay about the life of Vincent van Gogh entitled ‘A Life Of Aching Beauty: Vincent van Gogh as Preacher, Failure, and Painter’. The essay explores Van Gogh’s art and life, contrasting the bleakness of his experience with the vibrancy of his works, and drawing some thoughts about seeking transcendence amidst the …
Paul Tripp has composed a bonus chapter to his book on pastoral ministry, Dangerous Calling. In the chapter he outlines eleven practical steps for pastors to pursue to help them have healthy ministries. The tone of the book, and this chapter is fairly urgent and directive, but I think that’s because Tripp is very concerned …
How do you tell a scribe from a prophet…? The prophets love the people they chastise… From Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.
Some of the younger fry prefer to Fist Bump the preacher rather than use the old-fashioned handshake. (High-fives are also in vogue) Now if things go wrong you can find yourself bumping the palm of someone’s hand, or grabbing their proffered fist. This video contains basic Fist Bumping and then moves on to more advanced …
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