Saturday Links

First, two videos I loved this week: Calvinist Witnessing (via) and Ignatius the Ultimate Youth Pastor (via) 41 Questions To Ask a Potential Church A nice theological toolbar from Michael Patton A Gospel-Centered

Loving God More

In 1928, Temple Gairdner wrote a poem called Prayer for a Fiancée or Wife. I heard it in a sermon by one of our elders last week. It’s a profound prayer, and

Messy Churches

One of the realities about churches is that they are messy. Even – especially – the good ones. I’ve always liked what Eugene Peterson said about pastoring: Pastoral work consists of modest, daily, assigned

Lectures to My Students

I’ve been meaning to read Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students for years, and I’m finally reading it now. I’ve read lots of books on pastoring, but I have never