Archive for August, 2013

Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; Let the peoples renew their strength; Let them approach, then let them speak; Let us together draw near for judgment. (Isaiah 41:1) “Let the people renew their strength” (Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, January 2, Evening) All things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continueth Read more

James P. Boyce’s “Three Changes in Theological Institutions” served as the founding rationale for Southern Seminary, and it continues to shape the denomination’s efforts in theological education. In his proposed “Three Changes,” Boyce advocated an abundant ministry  and a well-learned ministry , but his third change, an orthodox ministry, is the most self-evidently necessary to Read more

John 15:4: Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. “Abide in Me” (Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, March 9, Evening) Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be Read more

As we would think about the semester before us and that to which Christ has called us, I want to draw our attention to John 15:1–11. I have entitled this sermon, “Abide in Christ: Priority One for Every Gospel Minister.” I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does Read more

James P. Boyce’s “Three Changes in Theological Institutions” remains one of the most consequential addresses in the history of theological education and the most seminal one for Southern Baptists. As previously referenced, Boyce argued for a new seminary, established in the South, that would provide a more abundant, well-learned, and doctrinally sound ministry. As “An Read more