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Check out (11/28)
Nov 28, 2011 • By David Murray • 1 Comment
Check out (11/23)
Nov 23, 2011 • By David Murray • 0 Comments
Searching for the perfect candidate, making time to read, my new desk, parables, imperatives and indicatives
Read More →What do Bob Kellemen and Matthew Henry have in common?
Nov 10, 2011 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
What are some of the objections to Bob Kellemen’s vision of “every Christian a counselor” and “every church a church of biblical counseling.”
Read More →Turning a dream into reality
Nov 9, 2011 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
How to build a culture of “speaking the truth in love” in our churches.
Read More →Equipping Counselors for your Church
Nov 8, 2011 • By David Murray • 4 Comments
Bob Kellemen’s new book inspires us to enlist and equip counselors in our churches.
Read More →American Optimism v Scottish Skepticism
Nov 7, 2011 • By David Murray • 4 Comments
Bob Kellemen is one of the reasons I love America. In fact, to me he is a classic American - enthusiastic, energetic, positive, encouraging, stimulating, pioneering, and every other good “-ing” you can think of.
Read More →Pastoral Picks (11/4)
Nov 4, 2011 • By David Murray • 1 Comment
Pre-marital counseling Ron Edmondson suggests seven areas to address in pre-marital counseling. 93% of Protestant pastors feel privileged to be in their positions Ed Stetzer at LIfeway has some (surprising?) new research on how pastors view themselves, their callings, and their relationships. A pause for thought Jeremy Walker persuasively argues for more pauses and less…
Read More →The best training for counseling
Nov 1, 2011 • By David Murray • 8 Comments
Q. What’s the best way to learn how to counsel others? A. Learning how to counsel yourself (self-counseling).
Read More →Location, Location, Location
Oct 26, 2011 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
Why is it so hard to work-out or study Hebrew once we’ve sat in my favorite chair? Why is it so easy to forget about the to-do list while waist -deep in the river?
Read More →Pastoral Picks (10/11)
Oct 12, 2011 • By David Murray • 1 Comment
Articles for the depressed, the unemployed, readers, preachers, and those stuck in traffic jams. That covers just about everybody!
Read More →The loner President and the loner pastor
Oct 11, 2011 • By David Murray • 6 Comments
A loner President has something to teach loner pastors.
Read More →A depressing report about depression
Oct 3, 2011 • By David Murray • 31 Comments
Most Americans do not feel comfortable speaking to their doctor about symptoms of depression. Why? That’s the question a team of psychologists at the University of California recently tried to answer via a phone survey of 1054 adults. Time reports the results:
Read More →Prepare for Church Discipline
Sep 26, 2011 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
Prevention is better than cure, especially in the sphere of church discipline. As discipline cases can very easily consume a pastor’s time and energy, and even consume the pastor and his congregation, the prevention of church discipline should be a high pastoral priority.
Read More →The Connected Kingdom is back
Sep 20, 2011 • By David Murray • 2 Comments
After a rather long summer break, Tim and I get back into the groove with Episode 18 of Season 2. After some catch-up we talk about Tim’s new pastoral position, my new book on preaching, and Tim’s crazy speaking schedule over the next few weeks.
Read More →Pastoral Picks (9/15)
Sep 16, 2011 • By David Murray • 0 Comments
Blogs, articles, resources and reviews for pastors.
Read More →10 more things I wish I’d known at College
Sep 9, 2011 • By David Murray • 5 Comments
Yesterday I linked to a Lifehacker article that compiled the top ten responses to the question: What do you wish you’d known when you were at College? Most of the top 10 answers were also applicable to Christian students. However, I then asked you for ideas to help compile a top 10 list that would be especially relevant for Christian students. Here’s your suggestions, together with my own.
Read More →Womb Seminary
Sep 6, 2011 • By David Murray • 3 Comments
Looking back on my life I’ve been increasingly struck by how God was preparing me for Gospel ministry long before I was even converted. And in such reflection I’ve found plenty material for worship – worship of God’s sovereignty, God’s wisdom, and God’s love.
Read More →10 problems with Old Testament teaching
Aug 31, 2011 • By David Murray • 12 Comments
10 common problems with current Old Testament teaching.
Read More →What’s the difference between Islamic and Christian extremists?
Aug 25, 2011 • By David Murray • 4 Comments
What’s the difference between Islamic extremists and Christian extremists? Islamic extremists take something false and go so far with it that they damage themselves and others.Christian extremists take something true and go so far with it that they can also end up damaging themselves and others. And most of us have this tendency. Let me give you some examples of what I mean:
Read More →Pros and cons of consecutive expository preaching
Aug 24, 2011 • By David Murray • 25 Comments
Consecutive expository preaching has become vogue in many churches. I come from a background where it was not so common. In the Scottish Highlands, pastors tended to preach what the Lord “laid on their hearts and minds” each week. They were definitely expository sermons, yes, but they were not part of a months-long-series of sermons on one book, verse-by-verse and chapter-by-chapter.
Read More →About David Murray
- Follower of Christ
- Preacher of the Gospel
- Professor of Old Testament & Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
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