Financial Advice from a Dead Guy
In recent months, I’ve written about marriage and parenting advice “from a dead guy” (i.e., John Chrysostom, c. 347–407). In this post,... Read More
Marriage Advice from a Dead Guy
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled “Parenting Advice from a Dead Guy.” In that post, I introduced Eastern church... Read More
Parenting Advice from a Dead Guy
Eastern church father John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) is best known for his eloquent sermons (more than 700 are extant), wherein he worked... Read More
Visiting the Mission Field (Part 3)
There are more reasons for pastors to visit the mission field than I’ve listed so far, but I’ll stop my list with... Read More
Visiting the Mission Field (Part 2)
So far, I have suggested that visiting the mission field does wonderful things for a pastor’s knowledge about missions and his zeal... Read More
Visiting the Mission Field (Part 1)
In 1999, I had the privilege of accompanying a missionary on his survey trip to Tanzania. I had been overseas before, but... Read More
John Calvin: Six Reasons for Prayer
Perhaps you’ve wondered before: if God already knows all things and knows what we need, why should we pray? Even more, if... Read More
Dealing with Pastoral Sin
An article published recently by the Religion News Service, “Is a Pastor’s Sin a Private Matter?” addresses a matter of great consequence and relevance... Read More
Fundamentalism May Feel Safe, Because It Is
Phil Newton recently published an article on the 9Marks website entitled, “Fundamentalism May Feel Safe, But It’s Shortsighted.” Newton argues that, after... Read More
Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters (Eccl 11:1): A Call to Bold Action
Recently in my work on the Ecclesiastes commentary, I came across the enigmatic proverb “Cast your bread upon the waters, for after... Read More