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Reflections of a College Chaplain
02.19.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
I think of the Center of Pastor Theologians as a Brain Trust of Practical Theology for a Complex World. This is not what they call themselves. Their mission is to “equip pastors to be theologians for today’s...
Lent: Dried Out in the Wilderness
02.18.21 | Shepherding | by Jake Bennett
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day season known as Lent. Growing up in the church, this seemed like a foreign holiday; I didn’t understand it. My childhood church did not recognize it, and the only ones who observed it...
Mercy (of Shakespearean scale)
02.18.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
I spent a year at a large university studying the works of Shakespeare without ever wondering if Shakespeare was a Christian or not. At least, I don’t recall ever being challenged by the notion. It must be that I...
02.16.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Philip Graham Ryken, by his own admission, is not a biblical scholar. He was invited, though, to speak on the podcast, Exegetically Speaking, on the topic of The Welfare of the City. The talk is very short...
02.12.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
I have not read Jennie Pollock’s book, Only If: Finding Contentment in the Face of Lack and Longing. Ben Virgo over at Christian Heritage London conducts this wonderful interview with...
02.11.21 | Shepherding | by Eric Mullinax
Why are companies willing to fork out so much money on marketing? Well, there appears to be good reasons! ... Millenia before Madison Avenue marketers were persuading customers to judge by image, wrapping, and covers, we were already judging by...
02.11.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Last month, one of our elders shared with me a post about Pastor Robert G. Raymond (1915-1990). Dr. Rayburn was a very significant hero of American Presbyterianism. You can read...
Church Planting During a Pandemic
02.09.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
How about beginning the month of February with a bit of heart-warming joy! Take a look at Chattanooga’s church-planting scene (is it a scene?) through the eyes of Pastor Benjie Slaton...
Children and Corporate Worship
02.05.21 | Coffee Stained Notebook | by John Jones
Not just moms and dads, but everyone who notices Little Theologians Sunday morning at CPC, I want to commend Jared Kennedy’s thoughts on children in worship (published at Credo Magazine). He asks a poignant...
02.04.21 | Shepherding | by John Jones
How are you processing the things you’ve witnessed about your own hearts? I don’t think this is an easy philosophical and emotional challenge.
