On the Web

Here are a few things I posted or wrote recently that are now on the web somewhere else. The Faith Village blog recently posted two of my articles. Tips for Young Minsters Tips for Christians Who Use Social Networks My review of Jonathan Merritt’s A Faith of Our Own was posted at the Englewood Review [...]

Englewood Review of Books

If you are like me you read a lot of books, but you still find there are more books than you can read. How does one choose the right books to read and skip the other ones? There are a couple of things I do. I read books by authors I know and like. I [...]

Good Grief

Grief is a part of life. Every person will deal with it sooner or later. Grief can arise from losing a loved one or being diagnosed with cancer, but it can also be the result of losing a job or a dream not being fulfilled. Every church should have a plan for dealing with grief. [...]

Steal Like An Artist

The best book I’ve read on preaching this year is not a book on homiletics or theology, but a book on creativity by Austin Kleon, entitled Steal Like An Artist. It is not a large book. In fact, it can easily be read in one sitting, but it is a book filled with helpful information. [...]

Some King Jesus Gospel Resources

The following is a list of articles (with links) all discussing The King Jesus Gospel from Scot McKnight’s blog Jesus Creed. Gospel and Rhetoric King Jesus Gospel Evangelism Is 1 Corinthians 15 the Gospel? The Gospel Today How Do We Evangelize Now? Tweaking the Soterian Gospel How Should One Respond to the Gospel? Scot Mcknight [...]

Biblical Apps for the iPhone

Technology can be a wonderful thing if we choose to use it for good.  One of the most amazing things about modern technology is that you can have an entire library in the palm of your hand.  The new smart phones are incredible devices that not only serve as phones, but as e-readers and computers [...]

Meditation Schedule for 1 Peter

Here is the meditation schedule for 1 Peter.  Each day you are provided with a reading from the text, questions for reflection, thoughts for prayer, practical application, and a quote from an early Christian.  You are also encouraged to do your own reflecting by recording your thoughts on the back of the sheet or in [...]

Walter Brueggemann on Psalms of Lament and Vengeance

In our Wednesday night Bible class we have been studying worship and recently we looked at the psalms. Most people are surprised to learn there are more lament psalms than any other psalms. Our worship primarily focuses on praise and thanksgiving, but maybe we should give consideration to lament. In these two videos Walter Brueggemann, [...]

ESV iphone app

Crossway the publishers of the ESV have announced a new app for the iphone.  In the next few weeks they will release an app that contains the ESV and allows you to search, highlight, record notes, and share passages with others.  I could not find a price on this app, but hopefully it is under [...]

Scripture Only Application

For those of you who have iphones or itouches I want to recommend a new application created by my good friend Tyler Brassfield.  One of my favorite things to study is church history.  Even if I wasn’t a preacher I would probably still read a lot of books on church history.  In doing this I [...]