by Bob | Sep 30, 2013 | Gospel, Grace
Breaking Bad or Shifting Bad: A Gospel-Centered Perspective The Emmy-winning AMC show, Breaking Bad, ended its five-season run Sunday night. It’s a dark show that dramatizes human evil with a premise that depicts evil in our hearts as a movement or trajectory from...
by Bob | Sep 27, 2013 | Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Biblical Callings, Responsibilities, and Qualifications of a Pastor The church where we’re members and where I’m an elder—Cornerstone Community Church in Hobart, Indiana—has just begun the process of seeking a new pastor. Our former pastor, Steve Buchelt, is a...
by Bob | Sep 26, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Biblical Counseling Movement, NANC, Nouthetic, Nouthetic Counseling
Supporting the NANC Proposed Name Change I received this email yesterday from NANC–The National Association of Nouthetic Counselors–regarding their proposed name change. The email, repeated below, shares words of support from leaders in the biblical...
by Bob | Sep 25, 2013 | Leadership, Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Pornography, Prayer
5 to Live By: 5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week 5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on leadership, criticism, victory over porn, prayer, and pastoral ministry. 8 Questions to Assess Whether Your Leadership Reveals the Character of God Thabiti...
by Bob | Sep 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Hallmark Is a Hallmark of Sin The Hallmark Channel advertises itself with taglines like Where Great Stories Come to Life and The Heart of TV. I don’t watch Hallmark a great deal—partly because I don’t watch a lot of TV and partly because a lot of Hallmark’s...
