Quick Hits (7/16/08)

There is more pleasure in God than sin.
This first link is just fantastic. It’s well worth a few minutes of your time. I’ve wanted to read Charnock’s Existence and Attributes of God for some time; in the past I’ve merely referenced it when studying a particular topic. Beyond that, I’m very aware that my reading [...]

Unimportant Quick Hits (7/7/08)

I occasionally post various and sundry important things in a yard-sale-type post I call”quick hits.” This is not one of those times. Rather, it’s a collection of various and sundry unimportant things that have made me smile, laugh, or think (but just a little).
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2 out of 2000 isn’t bad…
I’ve taken around 2000 pictures during my [...]

Too Funny

Spurgeon on the Christian Soldier’s Great Love

Please plan a time over the next few days to read Spurgeon’s sermon on 2 Timothy 2:3, “A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ.” Outside of the Scriptures themselves, I doubt that you’ll read much that will be so profitable for your soul and Christ’s kingdom. I read a fair amount of Spurgeon, and I don’t [...]

Quick Hits (5/14/08)

Several links to articles and sermons to pass on…
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Here are two great links on educational choices and the local church. As a pastor of a church which has something like 1/3 public school kids, 1/3 Christian school kids, and 1/3 home school kids, I heartily agree with the Harris’ perspective and the need for churches [...]

Things I Wish I’d Said, 2

Here are some insightful statements I’ve come across in recent weeks. Many are from T4G, which I enjoyed very much. (Links to all the T4G “talks” are available at Andy Naselli’s place.)
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This statement from Mark Dever’s T4G message is on-target:
“Pragmatism is more of a danger to evangelical Christians than Open Theism will ever be.”
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This is [...]

Good Stuff from John Piper and Phil Johnson

Good Stuff from John Piper
I’ve always appreciated Piper’s biographical lectures, but I thought his discussion of John Newton was particularly good. I appreciate God’s working in Newton’s life more, but I also appreciated other ministerial lessons—not the least of which is a comical discussion on the perils of speaking in principles rather than drawing vivid [...]

My Two Cents on the 9 Marks E-Journal, Part 2

Matt Hoskinson, the Pastor of Ministry Vision at Heritage Bible Church in Greenville, SC, contributed an article entitled “A Christian Fundamentalist Travel Guide” to the recent 9Marks e-journal. Though I’ve not had time to interact with the article in any detail, I’m glad to host a discussion of it. I’ll chime in with my perspective [...]

My Two Cents on the 9 Marks E-Journal, Part 1

Nine Marks, the church health resource ministry of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, recently published its bi-monthly e-journal. I’m always interested in the excellent information 9Marks makes available, but even more so this time, as the edition focuses on fundamentalism. (The pdf is available here.) There has been an ongoing discourse between Mark Dever and a [...]

Quick Hits 2/22/08

Michael Mckinley’s brief article “A Hypocrite’s Guide to Preaching” is filled with helpful and humbling thoughts. Give it a look.
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Thabiti Anyabwile posts a winner on being content ministering in obscurity. More humbling thoughts.
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If those two links haven’t overwhelmed you, this one will finish you off: Phil Ryken quotes E. M. Bounds on the pastor’s need [...]