True Woman Conference Sessions 1: Voddie BauchamDr. Baucham is a pastor in Spring, Texas and an author, a husband, and a father. The first time I heard him speak live was at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to a packed house – he brought it. Tonight he is speaking to a group of women of all [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Personal Reflections on Counsel From the Cross (Elyse Fitzpatrick)
There are a few women authors who I love: Mary Kassian, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Carolyn McCulley and Mahaney, Francine Rivers, Melanie Jetschke, and this one: Elyse Fitzpatrick. These women all write with a focus on the cross.None more than this book. This book is meant to be used as a tool in how to counsel [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cleavage and Pencil Skirts on the Toy Aisle
Well…the doll industry has done it again. Mattel, the leading industry icon for all things doll, including Barbie, has chose to market these new dolls to young girls. Here are some things this doll can teach impressionable young pre-teen and pre-adolescent girls: 1. You are what you look like. 2. It doesn’t matter how you [...]
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A friend said to me last night, “Isn’t it nice to be shepherded?” YES - a resounding YES. I haven’t thought of the past few months - or even 2 years - in this term, but that is what has been happening in my life. I have had certain people come alongside me and encourage [...]
Read the rest of this entry »D6 Conference Coming Soon!
If you are in ministry with youth, children, families: you don’t want to miss this coming conference. http://www.youtube.com/user/RandallHouse Some of the speakers:Rob Rienow: Family Pastor at Wheaton Bible Church in Wheaton, ILSteve Wright: Rethink and ApParent Privilege author, Student Pastor at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NCRandy Stinson: Dean, School of Church Ministries at SBTS, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »From the Pen of Rob Rienow: Parenting and the Church
More reading - and passing along the nuggets of truth to you.I have just finished 3 books by the same author: Rob Rienow, founder (with his wife, Amy) of Visionary Parenting and Family Pastor at Wheaton Bible Church in Wheaton, IL. I have spoken with Rob about ministry and then got to meet him and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review: Perspectives on Family Ministry
I went to First Baptist Church, Plant City, FL for most of my high school years. Tommy Warnock had such an amazing impact on my life in areas of discipleship, leadership, and missions. His faithfulness in ministry and love for others was contagious. I’m so glad God put me there; much of the future of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »John Angell James - On Usefulness
Hand it to the guys who lived and preached in the 1800s. John Angell James was a preacher and prolific writer in England.A friend passed this along to me today, thought I would share it with you: “I set out in my ministry, even when a student, with the idea of usefulness so deeply imprinted [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review: Shepherding a Child's Heart - Tedd Tripp
I’ve learned two things (and more) from being in seminary and now having worked/working at 2 seminaries:1. You can have a lot of practical expertise and not know any theology.2. You can know TONS of theology and not be able to put it into practice well. Tedd Tripp has authored a book that is good [...]
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