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I am the Good Shepherd.  –John 10:11 Jesus is the starting point, the continuing experience, and the finishing point for all pastoral ministry. If a pastor loses a Biblical vision of Jesus the Good Shepherd, then the pastor will certainly … Continue reading →

Originally from here. Who is your covering? While many Christians have never heard that phrase, a growing segment of the church knows exactly what it means.  It means, “Which authority are you submitted to?” Among evangelicals there is a growing … Continue reading →

Now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations. –1 Peter 1:6 1. In the preceding discourse I have particularly spoken of that darkness of mind into which those are often observed to fall who … Continue reading →

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us.                                                                           –Acts 17:27 PRAISE YOU GOD! HALLELUJAH! JESUUUUS! If you are charismatic, its … Continue reading →

Originally from here. This essay traces the historical articulation of the Protestant doctrine of the Witness of the Spirit as an immediate pre-reflective personal experience in the heart of the believer from its initial articulation by John Calvin to the … Continue reading →

Let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a … Continue reading →

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. —Romans 12:2— I just finished watching a documentary about … Continue reading →

I went out street preaching at NC State recently. I was drained to the core of my being by four hostile hecklers: two atheists and two antinomians. I think that atheists are relatively easy to handle, because you can just … Continue reading →