The Sea and the Hills Sing His Praise
Why Israel’s Coastal Plain and Galilean Hills Matter for Bible Study In the summer of 2023, a group of faculty and leaders from Midwestern Seminary had the opportunity to take a tour of Israel. Having arrived in the Holy Land, our first day of touring was a stunning experience. Each of the tour stops provided […]
God’s Covenantal Hospitality
Series: Pastoral Hospitality and the Health of the Local Church
Editor’s note: This article is part one of a four-part series. Access the full series here. From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals Himself to be a host. The Garden of Eden can be viewed as God’s creative activity to host Adam and Eve as His vice-regents who manage the banquet hall of creation. God hosts […]
The Pastor as Shepherd
Series: 2016 For The Church Conference
Session 5
Truth and Missions
Series: 2015 For The Church Conference
Dr. David Platt leads session six at the For The Church Conference on the Truth and Missions.
Bearing Fruit in a World That Hates You
After reading several dozen church planting manuals over the past few years, I’ve yet to see one with a chapter entitled, “Don’t freak out, they’re just gonna hate you.”
Set Free By Love To Love
We don’t follow Christ’s commands because we should or because we will be “blessed” when we do. We follow Christ’s commands because we have a deep and profound admiration and a growing love for Him and we want nothing more than to please Him.
Reclaiming the Heaven of Heaven
Join me as I try to think about heaven more often, even dwelling upon the reality of it, the ceaseless praise that is going on right now to the blessed Savior for his wrath drinking death upon the wood of Calvary.