The book of Romans is a very practical book. It just isn’t usually taught in a practical, application-focused way because authors and preachers get too caught up in the heaviness of the doctrine and the complexity of Paul’s courtroom-style arguments. … Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Comforts from Romans by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Here is a slide presentation I made in an attempt to capture the emphatic tone of 1 John 4:7-19. Maybe you’ll find it useful. How great is the love of our amazing God! How lofty and perfect an example we… Read More »“The Love of God” [slide presentation]
Lead·er ’lē-dər n one in charge or command of others Ser·vant ’sər-vənt n one who expresses submission, recognizance, or debt to another person Par·a·dox ’per-ə-,däks n a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true Mark 10:42-45 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that… Read More »“Not so…” [from the archive]
The Anglican Church is in trouble. At least that’s impression I got when I read Taking God Seriously by J.I. Packer. And the main cause of this trouble? According to Packer, It stems from the lack of solid teaching in… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Taking God Seriously by J.I. Packer
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and… Read More »One, but not alone
I wouldn’t normally pick up a book like Fearless by Eric Blehm. I love non-fiction and biographies, but I’m not much for war stories. Two things motivated me to break my “rule” and read it: 1) reading Inside Delta Force… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Fearless by Eric Blehm
The problems addressed by J.D. Greear’s book, Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart are very real ones. Many people who identify as Christian do so only because they “prayed a prayer once,” but their life shows no evidence of conversion. … Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J.D. Greear
This resource by Paul Turner (The Disciple Project) was recently brought to my attention. It’s a prayer journal based on St. Patrick’s Breastplate. Even though this prayer-hymn likely wasn’t written by St. Patrick himself, it still an interesting prayer written… Read More »Interesting St. Patrick’s Day prayer journal experience [resource]
This is my 100th post on nickduffel.com! What does that mean, you ask? Well, first watch this video: This humorous video got me thinking, what would I tell my younger self who is just heading into ministry, and starting a… Read More »10 things I would tell my younger self [100th post]
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.—Hebrews 9:27 It was the belief in the accountability of man to his maker that made America a great nation. Among those earlier leaders was Daniel… Read More »A.W. Tozer’s thoughts on accountability and leadership