New Blog from Juan Sanchez

I mentioned meeting new friends at the Southern Baptist Convention last week, and one of them, whom I met only briefly, was Juan Sanchez, who gives his own thoughts on the SBC meeting here. Juan is the pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, TX. High Pointe has a fascinating history, is a Southern …

Romania, Paris, Copper Mountain

If you check this blog regularly, you’ll have noticed that there were no posts through the middle of March. That’s because I was in Romania, then Paris, then Colorado. My friend Gabriel Ianculovici has posted a video of me preaching at a church plant in Romania with his brother, Chris, translating my English into Romanian. …

Calvin to a Fellow Pastor, and some good sermons on 1 Timothy

When John Calvin was exiled from Geneva in 1538, he wrote back to another Pastor still preaching in Geneva: Above all, do you seriously consider that you are engaged in the discharge of an office, which, as it excels every other, so it is the most dangerous of all, if you do apply yourself with …

Northbrook Conference Audio

Thanks to Eric Schumacher’s diligent efforts, the audio from The Northbrook Conference is now available here for free. Session 1 – 1 Cor 3:10-17 – Building with Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones Session 2 – What Is Indwelling? The Old Testament Background Session 3 – What Does the Spirit Do for Us? The Ministry of …

The Northbrook Conference

The Northbrook Conference begins tomorrow night. If you can’t make it to Cedar Rapids with us, you can follow along thanks to Doug McHone of Coffee Swirls, who will be liveblogging the conference. May the Lord bless his people and sanctify them through his word!