Mark Buchanan promises to investigate some areas of life which are not prominently featured in systematic theologies. This should be interesting. He starts with interruptions. Systematic Theology is a central part of the curriculum of any seminary. Systematic Theology takes the messiness, the sloppiness, the ambiguity of our God-thoughts and puts it all into neat …
Crossway Blog cross-posted this from a post by Joe Thorn. Prayer points for those who pray for their pastor. For The Word To Be At Work In His Heart Before he preaches the word to others your pastor needs to experience the word himself. Pray that he would search the Scripture to know God and …
Harry Reeder’s latest essay beings with last words and moves on to consider why they are usually a summary of what came before, not a new beginning. Over the years I have developed a curiosity which is hopefully not morbid but it does deal with death. That curiosity is a fascination with the recorded “last …
Sometimes pastoral care can result in people thinking pastors are the solution to their problems instead of Jesus. Church leaders are called to equip people to see Christ as the solution. We cast vision. We lead. We teach. We do a lot. If we’re not careful, then people might actually think we’re the ones who …
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