New Hymn from CWM: “Relentless Love”

Greg Habegger and I have collaborated on a new hymn which celebrates Christ’s love for the Christian—a love that is undeserved and unrelenting. We trust that Relentless Love will edify the church and exalt Christ. The text of the song and its links (including PDFs) can be found below. As usual, many friends were involved in [...]

Follow the Cherubim

Tim Challies posts today on one of my favorite themes, the cherubims’ protection of God’s presence. It’s an amazing theme, and it highlights the access that was regained for sinners through the sacrifice of Christ. The torn veil signified the removal of the barrier between God and fallen humanity—the stepping aside of the cherubim who [...]

Choking Missions with Red Tape

I recently wrote about how difficult it is for pastors to pry their fingers off of ministry and allow the entire body to function. If it’s challenging to relinquish control in our own cultures, it makes sense that it would be even more difficult in cross-cultural ministry—and even more necessary. Whereas many missionaries speak of [...]

Last Call for GM4M

We’re less than a week away from Father’s Day. If you want to get a personal or church order of Gospel Meditations for Men by Sunday, get your order in pronto. We’ll do our best to get the books to you on time. You can request expedited shipping by emailing us at info(at)churchworksmedia.com. Thanks for the opportunity!

Choking Ministry with Red Tape

Pastors are called to equip the entire church for ministry (Ephesians 4:11-16). I think we’re sometimes afraid of all that implies, however, especially the loss of complete ministerial control. It’s more comfortable telling people what to do than unleashing them to use their gifts independently of us. Getting Christians to serve in meaningful and innovative ways [...]

GM4M Update

If you’re interested, here’s what’s happening with Gospel Meditations for Men: So far, 3636 copies have been ordered. The second printing (including an updated back cover) arrives today and ships tomorrow. We’re still filling orders for Father’s Day (June 19). However, you may want to consider expedited shipping to make sure they arrive in time. [...]

Web Gems: Links on Pastoral Ministry

Here are a few posts about pastoring that I found helpful. Brian Croft asks, “What should I expect to learn in my first 5 years as a pastor?” My responses? It’s tougher than I expected, but also more rewarding. And 5 years is just a good beginning. Hang in there. Along those lines, I found this challenge [...]

Michael Barrett on Gospel Meditations for Men

Gospel Meditations for Men arrives from the printer and starts shipping today. Around 2400 of the 3000 are already spoken for, so we’re printing more. If you’re considering it as a personal gift or church gift for Father’s Day, please get your order in soon. My friend Michael Barrett, President of Geneva Reformed Seminary, has given [...]

Trueman Recommends GM4M

Carl Trueman made a typically comical post at Reformation 21 today in which he gave Gospel Meditations for Men some love, calling it “a delightful and helpful little book of daily meditations.” He calls it “a great idea for a gift.” I agree! You can buy it in time for Father’s Day here. Thanks, Carl! More [...]

Tchividjian Endorsement of GM4M

We’re grateful to add another endorsement of Gospel Meditations for Men to those we mentioned yesterday: TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIAN (Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church; Author of Surprised by Grace: God’s Relentless Pursuit of Rebels): “Chris Anderson and Joe Tyrpak understand that the gospel is just as necessary after you become a Christian as it is before you become a [...]