Chris Anderson has written two very helpful articles on lust. I found them to be refreshingly practical and spiritually uplifting. In Part One he highly recommends Covenant Eyes. The leadership at our church has CE on our computers, and I agree with Chris Anderson about its effectiveness. Both artic...

Below are the notes from this morning's Drive-In Conference session led by Andy Stanley of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA (suburb of Atlanta). Most of the notes were provided by the conference, some of the notes are my own. This was a great session, with a bunch of great reminders. I...

I made a joke on a friend’s Facebook wall the other day.  He lamented playing too much ping-pong in seminary.  I joked that his ministry would be more effective if he hadn’t.  It’d be more like mine … I figure he’s having a pretty effective ministry.  The church I p...

Saw Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds quoting Francis Schaeffer's No Little People this week: Chapter 4 of Francis Schaeffer's No Little People is entitled "The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way." The thesis is that "The Lord's work in the Lord's way is the Lord's work in the power of the Holy Spirit ...

Speaking of John Wimber (see post below), Michael at Charismatica posted my favorite Wimber story on Tuesday: John Wimber: “When do we get to do the stuff?" "A professional musician who played the Las Vegas circuit for 5 years, John later signed with the Righteous Brothers. When John was gripped b...

Buzzwords lose meaning. Expressions become faddish. "Gospel-centeredness" is already too meaningless anymore. Some think that they are Gospel-centered because they say, almost as an afterthought at the end of a message, "I would be remiss if I did not ask anyone here who might not know Jesus as his ...

Where does it end? James A. Harding opined that no man since the time of Christ had understood the design of baptism when he submitted to it. Of course by design Harding meant more than Acts 2.38 ... as our recent post makes clear. All that was biblically required was submissive faith in Jesus as th...

If you want to attend a church conference this year, there are certainly plenty of options. Here are some that I recommend: Feb 18 :: C3 Creative Church Conference (Grapevine, TX) Learn from speakers and leaders on the cutting edge of creativity and excellence. Cost: $320-$370 Feb 26 :: Catalyst One...

There are plenty of voices in both cyber space and the real world who can tell us all the things that are wrong with churches today. Kevin DeYoung wants to remind us Why I Think the Church is Amazing (Even Though We Don't All Get Cool Buildings Like This One) Even by conservative estimates, this pas...

The very mention of the name "J. W. McGarvey" inspires awe among many descendants of the Stoned-Campbell Movement. His name is synonymous with biblical scholarship among us. He courageously took on the liberals of his day in The Authorship of Deuteronomy. But he is most remembered for his Commentary...