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Can a Hermit Be Humble?

Dwight’s rules about Christian virtues: Be humble about your own virtues. This starts with be..

Which New Testament Church Practices Are Normative for Today?

(Old Facebook post, lightly revised 7/23/2016.) Facebook reminded me that I wrote this post three ye..

On motivating Christians to holy living

(Old Facebook Post)I once heard three seasoned conservative Anabaptist church leaders (many of you w..

“Men learned in the Greek and Hebrew languages”

(Old Facebook Post) Did you know that Conrad Grebel and Felix Mantz were “men learned in the ..

“What I learned in seminary” — a list for pastors

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) Pastors, please feed the sheep! I’ve noticed that sheep wh..

Music-making and bonding in multicultural churches

(Old Facebook Post)This is fascinating! As someone who has spent significant time pondering and read..

“Creating a Reading Culture in Your Church”

(Old Facebook Post) This is great! Mark Dever here explains what he does to create a culture of read..

“Why become ‘all things to all people’?”

(Old Facebook Post) I think this is the best sermon I’ve heard on the following passage. Thank..

On pragmatism and biblicism

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) I would rather be part of a biblical church that lasts only 10 ..

The goal of gospel contextualization

(Old Facebook Post – Revised) Good questions and reflections here by Thabiti Anyabwile for mis..