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  • John Calvin, on Why Pastors Need to Be Thick Skinned

    John Calvin, on Why Pastors Need to Be Thick Skinned

    None are more exposed to slanders and insults than godly teachers. This comes not only from the difficulty of their duties, which are so great that sometimes they sink under them, or stagger or halt or take a false step, so that wicked men find many occasions of finding fault with them; but added to… Read more

  • Find a Spouse, Build a House: Conference Follow Up 

    Find a Spouse, Build a House: Conference Follow Up 

    I had a great time in Austin at the conference hosted by King’s Cross, pastored by my good friend Garrett Craw.  Michael Foster and I have collaborated several times now, including speaking together at the Stronghold Conference (Huntsville, 2021) and an 1819 podcast but this was our best joint venture yet, as I thought our talks complemented each other… Read more

  • Gems from Esolen 

    Gems from Esolen 

    Here are a couple of great quips from Anthony Esolen’s book Out of the Ashes: “The health of a society may be gauged by how full the churches are, those beating hearts of culture and communion.” “We do not produce many great comedians in the present. We do produce a lot of material for comedians in… Read more

  • C. S. Lewis on Women’s Ordination

    C. S. Lewis on Women’s Ordination

    From C. S. Lewis’ essay against priestesses in church – a couple of the best paragraphs he ever wrote: “It is painful, being a man, to have to assert the privilege, or the burden, which Christianity lays upon my own sex. I am crushingly aware how inadequate most of us are, in our actual and… Read more

  • Headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11: A Short Note on a Renewed Controversy

    Headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11: A Short Note on a Renewed Controversy

    Since some folks have been discussing headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11 recently, here is what you need to know: My sermon on this text: HERE (I think this sermon demonstrates pretty conclusively that first century Christian women did NOT wear headcoverings in worship.) Sermon follow up: HERE My essay “Women, Ministry, and Liturgy” which takes up headcoverings… Read more

  • Why We Need More Christian Billionaires 

    Why We Need More Christian Billionaires 

    This is a follow up to my sermon from September 18, 2022. A couple weeks ago when I preached on wealth from Matthew 6, we saw that Jesus’ view of wealth is deep, complex, and full of wisdom. But it is also easy to misunderstand. Some people think Jesus taught as ascetic message and idealized a a… Read more