Top Ten Systematic Theologies
After 20 years of ministry, I think reading systematic theologies has been one of the greatest helps to my understanding of the Bible as well as my ability to preach and teach the Bible.
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14 Reasons Creeds and Confessions are Important
Most Baptists grow up with the idea that we need no creed but the Bible, that we don’t care about church history – only what the Bible says. This is a simplistic, naive, and foolish way of thinking.
8 Odd Practices of Pastor Search Teams, and 3 Suggestions for Churches
I don’t aim to be overly negative or hyper-critical, but I think the process of searching for a pastor with a pastor search team is often a deeply flawed process.
My 5 Favorite JI Packer Books
Packer’s impact on my life was through the books he wrote. Here are my top five JI Packer books, with a quote from each book.
Wisdom for Regular Pastors
Several years ago I ordered a copy of God is Love: A Biblical and Systematic Theology by Gerald Bray. Upon delivery, I put the book on my “to read” shelf, aka the black hole of my office. Recently I delved into my black hole and pulled Bray’s book off the shelf. Almost immediately I wished I had never put God is Love at the end of my reading queue.
7 Brief Thoughts about the Nashville Statement
Recently the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) released the “Nashville Statement.” This document is intended to present God’s revealed purposes for human sexuality. The response to the Nashville Statement has been interesting, to say the least.
Regular Pastor 