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July 31, 2018
Two Truths We Find Hard to Grasp
Lola was a slave.
She grew up in a poor family in a rural part of the Philippines. She was penniless, unschooled, and gullible. Her parents wanted her to marry a pig farmer twice her age, but she was unhappy at the prospect. When a lieutenant approached her with an offer, she couldn’t resist: she could have food and shelter if she would commit to taking care of his young daughter.
Lola agreed. She had no idea she had signed up to become a slave for life.
Lola lived with that daughter, and eve...
July 28, 2018
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures
A new journal from 9Marks
5 Reasons Pastors Get Depressed (and Why They Don’t Talk About It)
Depression is real with pastors. It seems to be pervasive. May we who serve alongside them, staff and laity alike, take a few minutes a day to pray for our pastors.
Pastor, Take a Vacation — for the Good of Your Church
You are not the linchpin holding your congregation together.
Every Christian Must Be a Theologian
There are at least...
July 26, 2018
Top Quotes and Takeaways From Expositional Preaching
As part of A Year of Books on Preaching, I’m posting a review a month of a preaching book, and then a list of quotes and takeaways.
I posted a review of Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today earlier this week. Here are some of the top quotes and takeaways from his book.
Top Ten QuotesBiblical exposition does the heavy lifting of building up a church. (Kindle Locations 118-119)
Expositional preaching is empowered preaching that rightfully submits the shape and emphasis of the...
July 24, 2018
Expositional Preaching
Once upon a time, I helped to organize Simeon Trust preaching workshops in Toronto. I don’t know any other workshop like them. Somebody’s compared them to spring training for preachers. You’re reminded of good preaching principles. You hear model sermons. You also get to practice your exegetical skills in small groups.
The problem with the workshops is that they’re not available everywhere. You can, however, benefit from the teaching of Simeon Trust’s founder by reading his helpful book Expos...
July 21, 2018
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
What I Wasn’t Ready for in Pastoral Ministry
Young pastors today are often cool, impressive, and popular. But the pastoral ministry that has borne eternal fruit down through the centuries has been something deeper, grander and more resilient.
10 Things You Should Know About the New Heaven and New Earth
Where will believers in Jesus spend eternity? It won’t be on a cloud or a star in some distant galaxy. It will be on the sanctified and redeemed soil of the new...
July 19, 2018
The Essence of Pastoral Ministry
If forced to summarize the essence of pastoral ministry into one word, I’d go with delight. That’s a far different answer than I would have given in my younger years.
Pastoral ministry is about delight. Specifically, it’s about delight in God, Scripture, and his church.
Delight in GodOur first and primary task — or maybe privilege — is to delight in God. It’s our first and primary responsibility. Without this, the rest of pastoral ministry falls short.
Pastors lead best when they can say:
W...
July 17, 2018
Pursuing a First-Class Marriage
When a friend writes a book, I get a bit nervous, especially when the friend asks me to provide feedback on said book. (Apologies to all my friends who will soon be experiencing this with my book.)
[image error]I was a little nervous, therefore, to read my friend Mike Thiessen’s book Pursuing a First-Class Marriage: Finding the One Without Trying Many. I shouldn’t have worried. I’ll be recommending this book regularly to my single friends.
Thiessen wrote this book for young adults who are just beginning t...
July 14, 2018
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
I heartily recommend these ten books that combine great interest and a worthy story well told.
Letter to an Aspiring Theologian
I was delighted to receive your letter asking about the best route to becoming a theologian.
Pastors, The Church Is Not Our Personal Platform
The church does not exist to give us an audience for our ideas, projects or egos. It exists to fulfill Christ’s purposes.
Five Questions I Ask of Every Sermon
Here ar...
July 12, 2018
Church Planting on Startup Podcast
Startup Podcast is focusing on church planting this season. What can we learn?
The post Church Planting on Startup Podcast appeared first on DashHouse.
July 10, 2018
Quick Updates
There have been some changes I want to tell you about. Here are some quick updates.
Website RedesignFirst off, DashHouse.com has been redesigned. I’m grateful to Jermaine Wall of Cabinet Creative for his work. I think he’s done a great job.
Please take a look around the website and let me know if you find anything that doesn’t work well. I’m still going to make some changes, like making it easier to find sermons by text. But I like what Jermaine has done.
By the way, if you haven’t already d...
