Episode 9: Reading
Why should reading be a priority for every pastor? How do you incorporate the need to learn and grow this way during seasons of intense busyness and lack of margin? In this episode, Jared Wilson and Ronnie Martin resume their exploration of the pastoral wisdom practices by talking about their own reading histories and habits, and how every pastor ought to invest in his ongoing development and discipline by committing to read.
Packer’s Dusty Puritan Discovery Still Guides and Helps
May a new generation continue to follow Packer to make new discoveries like his of their own.
Episode 245: Resourcing Your Church
On this episode of the FTC Podcast, Jared Wilson visits with Jonathan Carswell, CEO of 10 of Those, to talk about the unique ministry of effectively resourcing the church, the state of Christian readership, the importance of physical media, what one thing to look for in a Christian book, and how Christian leaders can better equip their own churches for quality reading.
5 Books Every Student Should Read Before Graduating High School
When I was in high school a pastor put Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper in my hands and it changed my life. It helped reorient my worldview around a sovereign God who called me to spend my life for the things that mattered. That book was a cheap, but enormous investment in my […]
Dignity and Despair: A Reaction to Steinbeck’s East of Eden
Series: The Lord and Literature
He could take away the gift of choice and rid His creation of both dignity and despair. But instead, He demonstrated love in its highest form.
Ronni Kurtz on How Reading Fiction Can Help You Read Your Bible
FTC.co asks Ronni Kurtz, managing editor at FTC.co, “How can reading fiction help you read your Bible?”
At the Feet of the Fake: What Fiction Can Teach Us About Theological Interpretation
Series: The Lord and Literature
The novelist can instruct the theological reader about the inherit relationship between the ontology and functionality of a piece of literature.
Jason K. Allen on Why Pastors Should Read Biographies
Series: Conversations
FTC.co asks Dr. Jason K. Allen, President of Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College, "Why should pastors consider reading biographies?"
Spending Time with Dr. Packer
They say meeting your hero is sure to disappoint, but I didn’t find that to be true with Dr. J. I. Packer.
Reading Slowly to See Heaven on Earth
When you slow-read Edwards, you have time to see the masterpiece take shape–the poetry and the brilliance that is there but seen only after a long gaze.