Movie Review

The literally indispensable ministry of the Holy Spirit in Gospel preaching

By Unknown — Thursday, 29 August 2013 — Add Comment — evangelism, Gospel, Holy Spirit, pastoral ministry, preaching, Spurgeon

One of the realities that weighs more heavily on me in pastoral ministry now, more than ever in the past, is the need of the Holy Spirit...

By Unknown — Wednesday, 28 August 2013 — Add Comment — humor, videos

Only doable in a cheery way because it's a "just-for-now" goodbye : ...and because Turk's still my homeboy.

By Unknown — Monday, 26 August 2013 — Add Comment — Monday music

Mm, George Benson: as smooth and slick instrumentally as he is vocally. Nice performance of this big hit, "On Broadway": I can do ...

By Unknown — Friday, 23 August 2013 — Add Comment — love, too long for Twitter

Do I believe that we should show unconditional love? Probably, given texts like Matthew 5:43-48; 7:12; 22:35-40, and the like. The problem i...

By Unknown — Thursday, 22 August 2013 — Add Comment — Charismaticism, Da Gifts

I haven't yet devoted a post to this, but a couple of weeks ago on Twitter I unveiled a new term for "Charismatics/'continuati...

By Unknown — Monday, 19 August 2013 — Add Comment — Monday music

I believe I used to listen to this very atmospheric song in the dark morning hours as I worked a newspaper route. Loved (and still love) the...

By Unknown — Sunday, 11 August 2013 — Add Comment — Monday music

First, "my" band in my town. Chicago performed "Dancing in the Street" right here in Houston. Love Bobby Lamm's ene...

By Unknown — Wednesday, 7 August 2013 — Add Comment — Charismaticism, Da Gifts, prophecy

Perhaps the greatest single measure of how far well-meaning folks are willing to sell out every last cell of their brains to run cover for f...

By Unknown — Tuesday, 6 August 2013 — Add Comment — personal

Getting a decent book published is really hard work for most people. The concept, the hours of labor, the shopping around, the contract, the...

By Unknown — Thursday, 1 August 2013 — Add Comment — preaching, regeneration, sovereign grace

The years have increasingly impressed on me the truth of Spurgeon's meditations on Luke 24:45 — He whom we viewed last evening as open...