Come and See is about connecting with God through engaging with Scripture. This book was an enjoyable read for me. Let me break down my thoughts on why I enjoyed it into three reasons – it is engaging, it is well-rounded, and it is understandable. First, I found this book to be very engaging. It…
This is my kind of book. It’s all about what it means to be a pastor and how to get there. It’s my kind of book because it deals with a topic that I am passionate about. It is clear from that book that Bobby Jamieson also has a big heart for building strong pastors.…
I preached a sermon a couple years ago on 1 Corinthians 10. The sermon was about how to seek the good of others in debatable matters of Christian liberty or conscience. As I studied this topic for the sermon, I remember thinking, “I wish there was a user-friendly resource about the Christian conscience. A book…
Since I enjoyed David Mathis’ book on the spiritual disciplines called Habits of Grace, I was looking forward to reading his latest book on the qualifications of an elder – Workers for Your Joy. There are so many books out there on Christian leadership. What makes this book refreshing is it simply works through each…
This past weekend, my wife Sarah and I spoke at a conference on ten lies about purity and relationships. It can be tempting to view singleness as something bad, something that is terrible. We combatted that sentiment with biblical truth. Here are four points from the talk. Singleness is not a holding pattern as people…
In the Fall of 2022, Sarah and I led two singleness conferences. We did one online and one in person and they went great. We received a ton of positive feedback. Perhaps we will do more conferences in the future or turn the material into a book. We shall see! After the conferences, I sent…
Here is a shared folder with some options for those looking for a Bible reading plan for 2023. Bible Reading Plans
What exactly makes a good pastor? If you are exploring your call to ministry or are still relatively young in your pastoral position, you should know what you are called to be and do. Maybe you are currently a pastor training the next generation of elders and pastors at your church. How do you know…
Advent helps us ponder hope in three ways – associate, celebrate, and anticipate. First, during Advent, we associate with hope.We associate with the exiled Israelites. We think about what it must have felt like to live under oppression and how they were desperate for God to do something. We read prophecy and we connect with…
I recently preached through Matthew 12:22-32 which includes what is known as the unforgivable sin. It’s not an easy task to speak on this topic in a concise way! Here are my notes from the part of the talk addressing this unforgiveable sin. There’s a lot of debate and questions that surround these verses. Wait,…
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