You know what one cold-hearted man can do, if he gets at you on Sunday morning with a lump of ice, and freezes you with the information that Mrs. Smith and all her family are offended, and their pew is vacant. You did not want to know of that lady’s protest just before […]
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I finished reading Lectures to My Students yesterday. The journey took almost two years and included some breathtaking sights. The Void previously published highlights related to the preacher and praying, preaching with clarity, and holding on to the truth. While creating my index inside the back cover I retread precious, providential, faith-focusing ground concerning how […]
I listened to Thabiti Anyabwile’s message from the Desiring God Pastor’s Conference while running this morning titled, “The Glory of Pervasive Holiness in the Life of a Pastor.” The following wasn’t one of his main points at all, yet this little insight has huge implications for the way we think about and communicate in our […]
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There is good reason and good hope for making commitments to increase your devotion to Christ this year. I don’t know what resolutions toward devotion you need to make, but even if you have failed at every resolution you’ve ever made, let Mr. Spurgeon1 encourage you that God loves to draw His children near when […]
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Certain jobs are impossible without suitable tools. Nails are not well driven by tissues and breaking up concrete with a toothpick is ill-advised. So ministry without prayer must likewise be frustrated.
In Lectures to My Students, Charles Spurgeon advises pastors of their particular duty in chapter 3, “The Preacher’s Private Prayer.” As I […]
The ability to look (and I don’t mean “look good,” though that comes more naturally to some of us) is an important skill. To “look” is to direct one’s gaze toward someone or something in a specified direction.
There are a number of English phrases that involve looking. We talk about looking back […]
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