Practical. Readable. Encouraging. Gospel-Centered. These are words that describe the book, You’re Not Crazy by Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry. Ortlund and Allberry write as seasoned pastors with a heart to encourage fellow pastors who feel frustrated by our culture and discouraged in ministry. They want to encourage weary pastors to keep going and to…
I started to scan this book so that I could do this review but I found myself starting to read it again. So I guess I liked it! Rosaria Butterfield has a few books out now and I have always wanted to read something by her. Her story is very interesting as she went from…
A main refrain in this book is that the gospel itself is grounded in the Trinity. Fred Sanders says, “the gospel is Trinitarian, and the Trinity is the gospel. Christian salvation comes from the Trinity, happens through the Trinity, and brings us home to the Trinity.” (15). If we go deep into the gospel we…
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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…
