Biblical Counseling and Penance: Insights from Martin Bucer on the True Care of Souls

The Biblical Counseling movement started through Jay Adams' discontentment with the influence of secular psychology on seminary curriculum for pastors. While Biblical Counseling as a movement is relatively young, Christian pastoral care has existed since the days of the early church. In the spirit of historical questions such as "where was justification by faith before …

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15 Quotes from Prayer by John Onwuchekwa

John Onwuchekwa serves as pastor of Cornerstone Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church is apart of the Building Healthy Churches series published by Crossway. Pick up a copy here     Prayer is breathing. There’s no better metaphor of what prayer should be for the Christian. (pg. 17)   Our …

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Three Reflections upon the Banner of Truth US Conference 2018

As I pulled onto the historic Elizabethtown College campus in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, after my multi-day, 750+ mile journey, I was hit with an odd nervousness. I had signed up to attend the Banner of Truth conference on the mere knowledge of their reputation as a publishing company and the speakers who would set to address …

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6 Thoughts For the Non-Traditional Seminary Student

Many things about my seminary experience would fall into the category of "non-traditional." I remember receiving counsel at the beginning of my seminary education about starting slow. "Consider three classes the equivalent of a full-time job." "If you are a full-time student, consider limiting your outside work to 25 hours a week." Well, the need …

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