The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms read.amazon.com This Sunday at The Gathering, we kick off our annual Summer preaching series “Summer Under the Psalms”, a multi-year “walk” straight through all 150 Psalms. In light of that, I’d like to recommend a book to you that will help you if you…
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Book Recommendation: Praying the Bible
In my message on Sunday, I introduced a book that has helped to change the way I pray called Praying The Bible, by Dr. Donald Whitney. If we’re honest, prayer can easily become a recitation of repetitious words about repetitious things. The result is usually boredom and drudgery…and giving up. I found that this quote by…
Jesus Wins: The Good News of the End Times (Book Recommendation)
It is sad but true: in the evangelical church, Eschatology (the study of the culmination of history or “end times”) has become a point of division. With differing (and competing) views used as lines in the sand of whether an individual or leader is “in” or “out,” it seems as though the Enemy has established…
A Daily Devotional Recommendation: New Morning Mercies
Looking for a new devotional for 2019? I can’t recommend this one by Paul David Tripp enough! My wife, Karen, and I have been going through New Morning Mercies together over the last couple of years and found it rich with encouragement, grace, and spiritual insights. Today, we started through it again. Thoroughly Gospel-centered, Paul…
Grace Defined
“Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God.” ~John Piper, The Pleasures of God
Come Let Us Adore Him – Advent Devo
If you are interested in a good Advent devotional for you or your family, I would recommend this one by Paul David Tripp. Click on the large image below to check it out at Amazon.
Some books I’m reading:
The End for Which God Created the World by Jonathan Edwards Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage by Chris Wallace Galatians by John Brown Essays of E.B. White King: A Critical Biography by David L. Lewis
General James Mattis on the Importance of Reading
I have been working hard at increasing the depth and breadth (and speed!) of my reading. To be honest, I’ve often felt guilty for taking time in my day to read. I always thought, “How many of my church members get the luxury of sitting down with a book in the middle of their day…
7 Tips for Reading Better, Faster and Smarter
I have to read a lot for my job. As a pastor, my responsibility is not to know everything, but to know as much as I can and then know where to find what I don’t know (which is plenty!). That’s a big responsibility when you are regularly asked questions on every minutia of theology…
Bothered by Frustration
Do you ever find yourself getting frustrated with people? Let me re-phrase because the question is ridiculous. I know you do get frustrated from time-to-time. The question is how often and why? I’ve certainly been there (way too many times)! In some ways, I can be extremely patient–but then in other ways, well… I realized a…
Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship
Started reading The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer today. I didn’t get through the introduction before I came across a great quote: When the Bible speaks of following Jesus, it is proclaiming a discipleship which will liberate mankind from all man-made dogmas, from every burden and oppression, from every anxiety and torture which afflicts…