D. A. Carson has a great message recently placed on the Gospel Coalition’s website, entitled Is the Culture Shaping Us or are We Shaping the Culture?
Among other useful things he says, he gives a good caution to evangelical men concerned about balancing Word-ministry and Deed-ministry. He simply says, makes sure that it is the Gospel [...]
Archive for March, 2009
What excites you
Posted in Benevolence & the Diaconate on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Place of Trial & Redemption
Posted in Theology of Place on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This blog is largely devoted to the theory and applicability of the ‘locality principle’ in missions. Thomas Chalmers advocated the principle as a practical means of Christianizing cities. But while I agree that locality should factor prominently in mission strategy, what place does place itself hold in Scripture?
So in recent days, I’ve been reading through [...]
Laidlaw’s Plea and Plan
Posted in Benevolence & the Diaconate, Parish Theory & Practice, Parish in American Context, Thomas Chalmers on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A Plea and Plan for a Coöperative Church Parish System in Cities,” by Walter Laidlaw
In this essay, published in the American Journal of Sociology (1898), Walter Laidlaw advocates among the Protestant church a voluntary ‘cooperative parish system’ in the large cities of the United States for the spiritual, moral, and socio-economic benefit of the people. [...]
The Man of the Manse
Posted in Cure of Souls, Parish Theory & Practice, Richard Baxter, The Manse on March 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Not long ago, I stumbled across a great treatise in Pastoral Theology from the Puritan era, The Country Parson: His Character and Rule of Holy Life, by George Herbert (better known for his poetry). Herbert, though a conformist to the Church of England, was obviously highly regarded among the non-conformists. Richard Baxter had this to [...]
