by Mark Farnham | Mar 29, 2011 | Biblical Studies, Book Reviews
“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God...
by Mark Farnham | Mar 4, 2011 | Pastoral Ministry, Theology
As Piper’s comment in the previous post argued, being a pastor/theologian does not mean staying up-to-date on all the latest scholarly publications produced each year. I teach seminary full time and cannot keep up with everything published in even one of the...
by Mark Farnham | Mar 3, 2011 | Christian Thinkers, Pastoral Ministry, Theology
If I am scholarly, it is not in any sense because I try to stay on the cutting edge in the discipline of biblical and theological studies. I am way too slow for that. What scholarlywould mean for me is that the greatest Object of knowledge is God and that he has...
by Mark Farnham | Mar 2, 2011 | Christian Living, Christian Thinkers
Sorry is not a magic formula which wipes the slate clean in every sense, and neither is God’s grace. There is a difference between, on the one hand, forgiveness and restoration to fellowship, and, on the other, going back to the way things were. Some actions...
by Mark Farnham | Feb 28, 2011 | Christian Thinkers, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Theology
Much confusion exists today regarding the proper model of pastoral leadership. Both pastors and congregations develop concepts of pastoral ministry that are both unbiblical and destructive to the church. Some see the pastor as entrepreneur, the one who is supposed to...
