The nature of the pastoral role is defined by the Bible. The cultural context in which the pastoral role is expressed is changing. Rapidly. Canoeing The Mountains by Tod Bolsinger is a book that addresses the challenge of change. It even has a study guide. It must be practical.
The Fountain Of Public Prosperity by Stuart Piggin and Robert Lindner is a scholarly history of evangelical Christians in Australian history in the period from 1740 to 1914. (A second proposed volume will cover the period from 1914 to 2014). Not only do the authors seek to demonstrate the ways in which evangelicals have shaped, …
Fleming Rutledge reflects on Christian life as a time of waiting, doubt, and preparation. In the last week of his life, Jesus went to the temple every day to teach. He was engaged in a fight to the death, literally, with the religious leaders. This whole section of the Gospel of Matthew is always read …
I’ll be working through Fleming Rutledge’s just released collection of materials gathered together in book form and titled Advent. From her introductory essay: Because the church in modern times has turned away from the proclamation of the second coming, which Jesus repeatedly says will come by God’s decision at an hour we do not expect, …
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