Posts Tagged ‘Other’
Lord's Day Meditation: "Thou hast Left thy First Love" by C. H. Spurgeon
“Thou has Left thy First Love” by C. H. Spurgeon (Morning and Evening, February 11, Evening) “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” (Revelation 2:4 ESV) Ever to be remembered is that best and brightest of hours, when first we saw the Lord, lost our burden, Read more
Video: Legacy Church Planting Roundtable
Tuesday night marked the inaugural Legacy Church Planting event at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I was pleased to host a panel discussion that featured Pastors Johnny Hunt, Mark Hoover, D. A. Horton, John Mark Clifton, and Steve Dighton. Each of these men shared stories from their ministries of legacy church planting, along with fielding Read more
A Reformation worth Perpetuating? Reflections on Tim Challies & the “New Calvinism”
Recently Tim Challies produced a chart detailing the resurgence in reformed theology, or “New Calvinism,” within Evangelicalism. Challies’ chart is a taxonomy, detailing the tributaries—individuals, resources, and entities—influencing the New Calvinism. Yet, Challies’ chart reminded me once again of two of the most often asked questions associated with New Calvinism: is it more than a Read more
Lord's Day Meditation: “I will yet for this be Enquired of by the House of Israel” by C. H. Spurgeon
“I will yet for this be Enquired of by the House of Israel” by C. H. Spurgeon (Morning and Evening, February 19, Morning) “Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their people like a flock.” (Ezekiel 36:37 ESV) Prayer is Read more
Did we in our Own Strength Confide? Martin Luther & our Everlasting Hope
One of the most celebrated hymns of the Christian faith is Martin Luther’s A Mighty Fortress is Our God. Drawing upon Psalm 46, Luther’s hymn buoys the spirit by reflecting on God’s unfailing providence, even in the midst of catastrophe and adversity. Luther’s hymn also serves as a reminder of the ongoing spiritual struggle between Read more