‘Twas the Night Before Summer By Anne Margaret Lewis Illustrated by Wendy Popko (Mackinac Island Press) My mother pointed this book out to me, sending me a web link where the full book could be viewed online. The story is not a deep or theological one, but is a fun tribute to summer and imagination. …
When James Grant spoke on introducing your church to Psalm singing last week he handed out a very helpful little booklet. He has now posted the booklet. In this post he links to the booklet and lists some other resources. This booklet is great. It gives a basic overview of meter and lists some commonly …
I was privileged last week to speak along with my dean, Greg Thornbury, at the Second Coming of Christ Conference at FBC Goodletsville (TN), sponsored by Union University, the Tennessee Baptist Convention and several local Baptist Associations. The people in attendance were wonderful and we had a good time studying the scripture. The messages (with …
Last week James Grant, pastor of FBC Rossville, TN, spoke at Union as part of our Psalms Project. James’ title was “How I Introduced Psalm Singing to My Church…Without Getting Fired!”(link will take you to the audio). James knows more about Psalm singing than any other Baptist pastor I know and he did an excellent …
Tomorrow I will be in Middle TN along with Greg Thornbury for a pastors conference focused on Christ’s return. Our focus will not be on millennial theories, date setting, etc. but on how the New Testament urges us to live in light of this truth. It is being sponsored by area associations, the Tennessee Baptist …
Today while reading in Scott Hafemann’s excellent commentary on 2 Corinthians I came across this summary of key points from David Hansen’s The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers. Hafemann cites this on p. 201 of his commentary. These are good points about pastoral ministry flowing right out of 2 Corinthians 1-4. 1. …
The Lonely Sentinel, by Piet Prins The Shadow Series, volume 1 (Inheritance Publications, 2006), pb., 140 pp. Ages 6+ Since we had previously enjoyed the Struggle for Freedom series by Prins, I eagerly anticipated this book as well. This book is set in the Netherlands during World War II following the efforts of the Dutch …
David and Sally Michael, from Children Desiring God, recently led three breakout sessions on leading children in Bible Study as part of the “Word Within the Word” conference at Union University. Too often the importance of teaching our children well is missed by both families and churches. The Michael’s passion is to change this. These …
As part of our “Word Within the Word” conference a week ago, David and Sally Michael from Children Desiring God, led three breakout sessions on leading children in Bible Study. The Michaels were gracious enough to come even though their national conference was just this weekend. Their breakout sessions were packed and they did an …