I was thinking this morning about some of my friends in church leadership who have been critiqued recently for not leading well and strongly enough. Others have been accused of being too autocratic and not collegial enough in their leadership style. Below is a short portion of a sermon from John Charles Ryle, an evangelical, … Continue reading When You are Misunderstood or Maligned as a Leader
Month: July 2013
A Word to College Students and Churches Who Love Them
For ten years, I served as a pastor of a church in a college town. Our church loved our students and a number of our families adopted students to show and share with them the love of Christ during their formative student days. I would urge new college students to work to find a church … Continue reading A Word to College Students and Churches Who Love Them
The Normal Christian Life Involves Suffering
Though many in the evangelical church in America today will tell you differently, the normal Christian life involves suffering and afflictions. The apostles galvanized the first century disciples with this reality check: "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom" (Acts 14:22). When we are called to face this reality personally, let us not be … Continue reading The Normal Christian Life Involves Suffering
Charles Simeon, John Wesley and the Doctrines of Grace
I came across this piece while reading an old sermon on Romans 8. Here's Charles Simeon’s record of a conversation he had with John Wesley: "‘Sir, I understand that you are called an Arminian; and I have sometimes been called a Calvinist; and therefore I suppose we are to draw daggers. But before I consent … Continue reading Charles Simeon, John Wesley and the Doctrines of Grace
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