by Luke Geraty | Jul 24, 2014 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Throughout the year I often find myself asking questions about personal “soul care” and this usually turns into questions about my time spent reading Scripture and praying. I used to always feel like I was the worst follower of Jesus in the universe...
by Luke Geraty | Jul 3, 2014 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
I think a case could be made that the Bible offers a variety of options regarding church polity. However, I personally find the plurality of pastors model the best option for the local church (see my top 5 books on the subject). In fact, if you take a look at my list...
by Daniel J. Fick | Jun 4, 2014 | Church & Pastoral, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Missional, Practical Theology
I get really nervous when people start throwing around numbers. “Our attendance was 602 last Sunday!” “We baptized 17 people tonight!” “We have had 296 conversions this weekend!” “We just opened our sixth campus!”...
by Luke Geraty | May 30, 2014 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
We have finally arrived to the area of Ken Wilson’s book, A Letter to My Congregation, that many of you have been patiently waiting for… Ken’s biblical arguments! How does Ken treat the Bible’s statements regarding homosexuality? How does he...
by Luke Geraty | May 20, 2014 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Okay folks… this is part three of the long overdue review of Ken Wilson’s A Letter to My Congregation (ALTMC). Please stop emailing me, sending me messages on Facebook, or sending me text messages asking me when it’s going to get published! Listen, I had a baby! Okay,...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 9, 2014 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Last week I published my first review of Ken Wilson’s A Letter to My Congregation (ALTMC). I wanted to start the review by offering my initial thoughts and a few observations that I appreciated about Ken’s book, along with a few of the issues I found/find...
by Kenny Burchard | Apr 6, 2014 | Church & Pastoral, Reviews
I just finished zipping through Helmut Thielicke’s (pronounced tea-LICK-eee) great little book entitled, A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. I hadn’t even heard of this book until I read a quote from it in another book last week. The title (and the idea behind...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 1, 2014 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Ken Wilson is the senior pastor of the Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor and has written quite a few helpful books over the years, including the “magisterial” Empowered Evangelicals (w/ Rich Nathan). Ken has somewhat recently changed his views on homosexuality...
by Able Baker | Dec 10, 2013 | Church & Pastoral
As a pastor I am overwhelmed by the struggles that women go through when it comes to abuse. I have asked God many times “What do I do?”. A pastor who goes through 6 or 7 years of theological training will not be prepared for the issues of abuse involved...
by Luke Geraty | Dec 4, 2013 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
I’ve been using Logos Bible Software since 2010 and I do not plan on going back. Logos has immeasurable value in my life as a follower of Jesus, pastor, grad student, and avid reader. What used to take hours of time in research now takes minutes, and that...
by Able Baker | Dec 2, 2013 | Church & Pastoral
As a pastor I love the Mini Book collection that New Growth Press has put together! I want to interact a bit with some of the theological conclusions and advice these Mini Books posit. I believe these are tremendous tools for the pastor and the local church. Most of...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 30, 2013 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Biblical theologies are all the rage these days, and I’ll be the first to admit that I am quick to jump at reading anything that claims that topic. I am also, by vocation, a preacher. When you combine “biblical theology” with “preaching,”...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 29, 2013 | Church & Pastoral, Reviews
Recently I read where a pastor, who is a man, acknowledge that when he is preaching and people get up and walk out of the auditorium, he generally assumes that people are leaving simply because they need to go to the bathroom or get a drink or don’t like his...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 26, 2013 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
I’ve been following Trevin Wax’s blog for a number of years now and really appreciate what he writes. He’s fair, practical, and a great theological thinker. If you don’t follow his blog, you should. Apart from blogging and working for The...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 25, 2013 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matt. 5:9) Jesus half brother, James, wrote that “a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (James 3:18). Clearly the practice of...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 20, 2013 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
I’ve been using Logos Bible Software since 2010 and I do not plan on going back. Logos has immeasurable value in my life as a follower of Jesus, pastor, grad student, and avid reader. What used to take hours of time in research now takes minutes, and that...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 14, 2013 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
When I was in college, I ended up taking three different surveys of the Old Testament (OT). You’d think that I would have a better understanding of the Hebrew Bible, but sadly, I was actually more confused. My professors ranged from approaching the OT as being...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 12, 2013 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
My buddy, the good Dr. Cyril Guerette, recently suggested that I may be hiding my relationship with the hip hop world. In a conversation, he stated that, “Luke is/was a famous underground rapper who crashed at my place… During that time he proved to be...
by Able Baker | Oct 31, 2013 | Church & Pastoral, Reviews
From the time that I first heard of C.H. Spurgeon and read him I have wondered what he must have sounded like. Listen to this account from a reporter who experienced his preaching first hand… “Soon as he commences to speak, tones of richest melody are...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 22, 2013 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral
When I was younger, I was a part of a church that went through a leadership change and witnessed first hand how churches can fall apart quickly if they are too committed to a single leader. Over the years, I’ve remained concerned about this issue and have tried...
