People often ask me what I consider to be the top 10 books that every Christian should read. To me, that’s like asking, what kind of sushi rolls do I like, or what ice cream flavors do I like.
The following is my list of top ten [basic/should be required] reading for every Christian (besides the [...]
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Top 10 Reading for Every Christian (Besides Your Bible)
Posted in Book Reviews on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Horton’s Christless Christianity
Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Church Growth, Missions, Pastors, Preachers/Preaching, Theology on February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I want to recommend Michael Horton’s Christless Christianity (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2008). A title like that truly captures one’s attention. His subtitle is even more intriguing, namely “the Alternative Gospel of the American Church.”
Dr. Horton teaches Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He hosts popular The White Horse Inn radio broadcast (unfortunately, [...]
Biblical Strategies for Obedience
Posted in Counseling, Discipleship on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cliff McManis offers several biblical strategies for obedience in his book Christian Living Beyond Belief (pp. 211-14):
Don’t make excuses
It will take time… a life time, as a matter of fact
Don’t isolate yourself
Become accountable
Recognize patterns of wrong behavior
Put off sinful patterns of behavior
Practice the spiritual disciplines
J.C. Ryle on Deathbed Confession
Posted in Counseling, Death, Heroes of Faith, Ryle on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back Dr. Siefkes posted “Expressing Christian Sympathy” in this blog, which was (still is) a wonderful Godward reminder to make much of God when one of our Christian loved ones pass away.
I want to piggyback on that thought from my recent reading from Holiness, where J.C. Ryle offered a warning to deathbed confessions. [...]
You Affect Your Church
Posted in Church, Church Growth, Church Membership, Discipleship on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In his book Christian Living Beyond Belief, Cliff McManis pointedly argues why your spiritual maturity (or lack of) affect your local church:
Here is a basic, yet huge principle of true biblical church growth that is frequently overlooked: corporate church growth is contingent upon and augmented by individual and personal growth. For the body at large [...]
Warning About the Pew Controlling the Pulpit
Posted in Church, MLJ, Pastors, Preachers/Preaching, Worship on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is one thing to equip the pew, but it is quite another to over-empower the pew. We all know what happens when the pew controls the pulpit. On this regard, listen to the words of Martyn Lloyd-Jones:
Far too often the pew has controlled the pulpit, and great harm has come in the Church. The [...]
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