HSF Conversations: The Importance of Balancing Study and Practical Ministry for Pastors
In this episode of HSF Conversations, HSF contributors Daniel Mann and Jesse Owens are joined by Ed Goode to discuss the importance and difficulty of balancing study and practical ministry for pastors. We discuss why study and practical ministry are vital for pastors, the dangers of neglecting one or the other, and strategies for striking the right...
HSF Conversations: The Silmarillion (part 2/2)
Approximately a year ago, Phillip T. Morgan and Matthew Steven Bracey conversed about The Silmarillion. In that conversation, Morgan and Bracey discussed the work broadly—its mythos, its significance, etc. This post continues that conversation, getting into specific passages and characters and themes: Fëanor and his pride, Ungoliant and her unsatiable lust, Finrod Felagund and his high honor, Thingol and his isolationism, and Eru...
Exposition and Exhortation: Pattern of Emphasizing Indicatives and Imperatives in Preaching in the Book of Hebrews
Preaching is central in God’s plan to save and transform lives (1 Cor. 1:21; 2 Tim. 4:2). All of God’s people should have great interest in preaching because it is one of the foremost means God has chosen to form them spiritually. In this article, I have two groups in mind. First, I am writing to preachers, the ones who have the privilege of preaching God’s Word to local churches. Second, I am writing to church members, the ones who...
Virtue, Happiness, and the Fulfillment of Human Potential
by Nicolas Cruz Virtue is an essential quality of the Christian life; specifically, living virtuously enables us to achieve human flourishing and to fulfill our potential in God’s grand design. In this article, I will examine the four cardinal virtues as explained by Josef Pieper and suggest some ways the discipline of psychology interacts with the cardinal virtues.[1] Josepf Pieper and the Four Cardinal Virtues Josef Pieper, writing...
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