Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:12-13 ESV) …personal spiritual insight is …
Still Not Professionals is a short ebook which is a thematic companion to John Piper’s Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. Published in anticipation of a revised and expanded edition of BWANP, Still Not Professionals features ten chapters written by speakers who will feature at the next Desiring God conference. A short, beginning-of-year read for pastors …
I’m currently reading Paul Tripp’s book Dangerous Calling, which is about confronting the unique challenges of pastoral ministry. More precisely, about recognising how pastors can fall into spiritual pitfalls which we’d guard against anyone else stumbling into, but which are almost hard-wired into our job descriptions. It’s a challenging read, best taken in small doses. …
While networks, fellowships and groupings of friends seem to be trendy ways for churches to relate in these days, Jason Helopoulos writes a few reasons why the more structured and accountable nature of denominations are a biblical pattern which offer genuine protections for both the local congregation and their leaders; encourage a unified precision in …
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