On the Imitation of Christ as Key to Pastoral Discipleship
I have found myself thinking of my own graduation from seminary in the midst of this commencement season, as well as the charge that was given to me and my fellow graduates by our professor of New Testament Interpretation, Dr. Dan McCartney.
Dr. McCartney delivered a charge based on 2 Timothy 2:23-26, and I still return to and ponder his counsel from that night. Imitation of Christ is the foundation of ministry. To be a disiscpler, I must be an imitator of the one who is discipling me…
On Pastoral Life and Pop Culture
My wife recently directed my attention to this series of posts at the Circe Institute, and they have subsequently occupied much of my thought for the past two weeks. The whole series is worth reading, but this quote from the…
