On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, I attended a 9 Marks conference in Cedarville, Ohio. Not surprisingly, the conference was on “9 Marks of a Healthy Church.” For those of you who are not familiar with the 9 marks, they are as follows: Expositional Preaching Biblical Theology A Biblical Understanding of the Gospel A Biblical Understanding of Conversion A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism … Continue reading Attending a 9 Marks Conference
Last week Elizabeth and Anna reached 15 months old. The pace of their growth has blown me away, but especially the last three months. It seems like every week, there is an important new development in their growth. It has been fascinating (and fun) for my wife and I to watch the girls rapidly mature. More than once I have wondered; is it realistic to … Continue reading Growing to Maturity
This Sunday (December 4th), I will be ordained into gospel ministry. Today I was reminded of A.W. Tozer’s prayer following his ordination service. On August 18, 1920 (Tozer was 23) at the Beulah Beach Conference Center west of Cleveland, Tozer was set apart for gospel ministry. Afterwards he found a quiet place where he could pour out his heart to God in prayer. “O Lord, … Continue reading Tozer’s Ordination Prayer
Shepherd the Flock 