Discipleship
Book Review: Encouragement, by Mark Chanski
Review by Mark Redfern | 11.14.2019Much like a product flying off of the shelves, encouragement is in high demand. But in all too many of our churches, it is in short supply.
Book Review: A Big Gospel in Small Places, by Stephen Witmer
Review by Owen Strachan | 11.07.2019Do not be misled: this is a book for every pastor in every place. It will spark all sorts of good thinking about pastoral ministry and the work of the local church.
Book Review: Protestants, by Alec Ryrie
Review by Forrest Strickland | 10.24.2019A Protestant is not simply someone who has an all-encompassing experience with the God they find in the Bible. “Protestant” connotes, in part, certain theological convictions: beginning with the ancient creeds and including the solas of the Reformation.
Content Isn’t Everything — Or, Some Help for the Boring Bible Teacher
By Jamie Dunlop | 10.21.2019Here are three reasons why content isn’t everything—and four strategies to avoid boring teaching
Book Review: Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young
Review by Sean McCausland | 10.17.2019Somehow, Young manages to both absolve us of responsibility for keeping ourselves in God’s love, and rob us of the comfort of God’s promise to keep us. Her theology has the effect of cheating us at both ends.
Book Review: The Prayers of Jesus, by Mark Jones
Review by Ryan Troglin | 10.10.2019If your prayer life needs a jolt of electricity, The Prayers of Jesus might just do the trick.
Open Your Bible, Bless Your Church
By Carrie Russell | 10.04.2019Of course, studying God’s Word is always better than not studying his Word. But the best place to do this is with fellow members from your local church.
Book Review: A Company of Heroes, by Tim Keesee
Review by Simona Gorton | 09.12.2019What is the message of this book for you and your church? “Follow Christ. Lift up the cross!”
Book Review: J-Curve, by Paul Miller
Review by Mark Redfern | 09.05.2019This life is the wilderness before the promised land, where temptations to grumble abound. This present sojourn includes a cross being placed upon our shoulders before the crown that one day adorns our heads.
The Necessity of Penal Substitution for Suffering Saints
By Whitney Woollard | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019The doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement keeps me sane and secure amid suffering.
Ten Atonement Songs You Should Consider Singing
By Bob Kauflin | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019We will never have enough songs to extol the glory of the Lamb who was slain to purchase our salvation.
Why Penal Substitutionary Atonement Matters for Counseling
By Patti Withers | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019As counselors, we must help our counselees see that because of Christ’s substitutionary atonement they can have relief from guilt and shame, a proper view of forgiveness, and access to the Father.
Nothing To Be Ashamed Of: Penal Substitutionary Atonement In Honor-Shame Cultures
By A. Samuel, A. Sequeira | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019Penal substitution offers a helpful corrective to those living in an honor-shame culture, and helps them rightly understand their status before God and what God has done for sinners in Jesus Christ.
Your Church Needs More Time for Personal Testimonies
By Dustin Crowe | 08.19.2019We should consider implementing personal testimonies—the practice of remembering God’s wondrous works and celebrating his mighty deeds in our lives and churches.
Book Review: 7 Myths About Singleness, by Sam Allberry
Review by Rachel Ware | 08.15.2019In response to a culture that celebrates singleness for all the wrong reasons and a church that can sometimes undermine its value, 7 Myths of Singleness uncovers the surprising blessings and challenges of singleness lived for the glory of God.
