In an earlier post I wrote that seminary cannot prepare anyone to be a pastor. Only a church, guided by the Holy Spirit, can truly qualify a man for ministry. By its very nature, the field of pastoral leadership is fraught with such... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Why would people today want to study the life of George Whitefield (1714-1770)? He started no denominations, as the Wesley brothers did, and was best known for a preaching style that highlighted emotional responses. A traditional disdain for... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When it comes to discipline in the Christian life, many believers question its importance. Devotion to prayer declines into drudgery. The real-life usefulness of meditation on Scripture seems uncertain. The purpose of a discipline like... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The character of Christianity depends, in profound ways, on one’s beliefs concerning creation. For the first 250 years of the existence of the church in America, Christians assumed the truth of the doctrine of creation. It was revealed in the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This is the third post in a series from A Guide to Biblical Manhood. Download the whole guidebook as a free PDF here. Lay your life down for your life Regardless of any examples or influences you may see around you of marriages that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, James M. Hamilton Jr., associate professor of biblical theology at Southern Seminary, discusses his new book, Exalting Jesus in Ezra and Nehemiah, with Towers editor S. Craig Sanders. CS: What is your process for turning... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
*This is the second post in a series from A Guide to Biblical Manhood. Read the first post here. In a Genesis 3 world, your marriage depends on forgiveness and repentance. James says we all stumble in many ways (James 3:2) and that means you... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“I cannot believe that you would do that!” That incredulous assertion is an all too familiar response from parents (including myself) who discover a child has sinned. But for Christian parents, such an assertion is anti-Christ because it... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In the following videos Dan Dumas discusses expository preaching and how it's changed with John MacArthur. You and see part one of this series here. 4. When you look at your expository ministry in total, are there any regrets or things... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Archibald Thomas Robertson was born Nov. 6, 1863, near Chatham, Virginia, where he spent the first 12 years of his life before moving to a farm in North Carolina. At the age of 12, he received Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
