Usually when Piper takes a sabbatical we can look forward to another book. Not this time. I asked the elders to consider this leave because of a growing sense that my soul, my marriage, my family, and my ministry-pattern need a reality check from the Holy Spirit. On the one hand, I love my Lord, …
D. A. Carson contributes a chapter entitled “The Trials of Biblical Studies” to the book The Trials of Theology: Becoming a “Proven Worker” in a Dangerous Business (ed. Andrew J. B. Cameron and Brian S. Rosner; Fearn, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2010) The Gospel Coalition has made a pdf of the chapter at their site. Andy …
The Acts 29 Network is about churches planting churches. They’re not afraid to make a provocative and challenging statements. Last week Scott Thomas (Acts 29 president and director) wrote Send Your Best Men Out On Mission: It won’t hurt the church if people are called away to go and make disciples elsewhere. It will hurt …
I like to maintain that my influence as a pastor will be such that the first Sunday after I leave will be pretty much the same as the last Sunday I’m here. (Give or take a few tears) People usually look at me oddly when I say such things and wonder if I’m leaving. You’ll …
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