The blessings of ministry far outweigh the realities below; however, ministry is definitely not easy. Don’t waste your time and money going to seminary or college for pastoral training if you are not prepared for the negative aspects of ministry mentioned below....
Matthew 10:38-39, “And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” Has God called you to the ministry? After being raised by Christian parents and...
If you embrace these 10 myths about lust, you will find no remedy for your lust. Instead, you will dive into a “black hole” of sin. Embrace the truth; reject these 10 myths about lust: 1. “I lust because I’m human.” No, you lust because you’re a sinner. 2. “I lust...
When we speak of God in the pulpit, we should speak of the Trinity. When we speak of the Father, Son or Holy Spirit, we should speak of God. We have a responsibility to teach the whole counsel of God, and to leave out the Trinity from our pulpit ministries is to leave...
That statement is a sobering one for me. It's one that all pastors and church leaders need to hear. There's a real temptation in ministry (at least for me), to spend my time ministering to those outside my home to the detriment of ministering to those inside my home....
J. P. Moreland, in an article he wrote in 2005 titled, "Truth, Contemporary Philosophy, and the Postmodern Turn," argues that postmodernism "is an immoral, coward's way out that is not worthy of a movement born out of the martyrs' blood.” You can find Moreland's full...
In an essay titled "The Wrath of God," penned for Bruce McCormack's Engaging the Doctrine of God: Contemporary Protestant Perspectives, D. A. Carson argues, There must be some sense in which God is praised for his wrath. If I began this essay by intimating that the...
In an essay titled "The Wrath of God," penned for Bruce McCormack's Engaging the Doctrine of God: Contemporary Protestant Perspectives, D. A. Carson argues, Rightly integrated into Christian theology, the wrath of God enhances our grasp of God's love; it does not...
In 2002 Richard Davis responded to a festschrift in honor of Reginald Stackhouse questioning whether or not there can be an orthodox postmodern theology. I've included a summary of Davis's article below followed by my response. Davis, Richard B. “Can There Be an...
In an essay titled "The Wrath of God," penned for Bruce McCormack's Engaging the Doctrine of God: Contemporary Protestant Perspectives, D. A. Carson argues, Try tears. In his contribution to this volume, Pierre Berthoud reminds us that Moses interceded for the...