Born to Reproduce – Dawson Trotman

This ended up being book 5 of my personal reading project, I squeezed it in when I left book 4 in someone's car. It's a short little book, basically a transcription of a talk Trotman gave to the Navigators. 3 main obstacles to discipleship Trotman uses the analogy of a couple trying to have a …

David Platt – Follow Me (Highlights part 2)

This is the second part summary of the things which stood out to me reading David Platt's book: Follow me. The first 3 can be found here. They were: The centrality and pervasiveness of the message of Grace throughout a book about living radically for JesusThat the Holy Spirit fills us primarily in order to …

David Platt – Follow Me (Highlights part 1)

As I mentioned before I have recently started a personal reading project. The title above is number 2 on my list. I first read this book in my second or third year of university, so it’s another one I’m revisiting. Coming back to it, there were definitely different parts which I needed to hear in …

Kneeling with Giants – A Crude Summary

Have started a personal reading project. And book number 1 on my list was to re-read Kneeling with giants, by Gary Neal Hansen. I first read this book probably in 2014 (maybe 2013). So nearly 10 years ago. Coming back to it, was a delight. Hansen basically takes a 1 chapter to outline a method …

Spurgeon’s Treasury of David

My wife recently asked me which was the best Christmas present I got in 2021. The answer is Spurgeon’s Treasury of David. It is a three book commentary set on the Psalms written by Charles Spurgeon. In this post I want to explain why I love this set so much and then outline how I …

The Favour of Man

"The focus is not Joseph's winsome personality, but on God." - John Piper (Providence, pg 386-7) "The LORD...gave [Joseph] favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison" - Genesis 39:21 In my reading of the story of Joseph (and with similar characters such as Daniel) who gained the favour and recognition of those …

Six Leadership Lessons (Part 3): Sense of Destiny and Lifetime Perspective

The first two lessons were 1) maintaining a learning posture throughout life and 2) valuing spiritual authority as a primary power base. The next two lessons were 3) recognising the importance of leadership selection and development and 4) maintaining a dynamic ministry philosophy. This week we finish looking at Clinton's six leadership lessons. 5) Effective …

Six Leadership Lessons (Part 2): Training Others and Maintaining a Dynamic Ministry Philosophy

The previous two lessons were 1) maintaining a learning posture throughout life and 2) valuing spiritual authority as a primary power base. We continue now looking at Bobby Clinton's six leadership lessons which seem to appear consistently throughout the lives of many Christian leaders. 3) Effective leaders recognise leadership selection and development as a primary …

Should I be afraid?

There is a lot of talk in Christianity about fear. In fact one of the most repeated commands in the Bible is ‘do not fear’ or ‘do not be afraid’. Paul writes to Timothy, explaining to him that ‘God did not give you a spirit of fear!’, therefore do not be afraid! How then do …