While I spent only three years under the discipleship of your second pastor, the positive impact of his ministry on my life is incalculable. I'll never forget his Sunday afternoon sessions with the young men of the church. So fun, so interesting, and so deep. And such grace that I too had the privilege of attending seminary with you and learning under many of the same faithful professors.
Your observation of the rootlessness of modern evangelicalism is spot on. Attend the average church today and there is no sense of the history of the church, no creeds, no catechism, and no serious effort at discipleship. Our young people grow up learning to follow the checklist of expected behaviors specific to their churches or denominations, but they do not understand Grace. And they are leaving the church in droves. Heartbreaking.
Many thanks for the book recommendations, Brian. I am the "second string" middle school Sunday School teacher at my church and we're going through the New City Catechism. This Square Inch makes me wonder what else we could do to make a robust middle school curriculum that begins rooting these pre- and young teens in the doctrines of grace.
Grand slam, Brian.
While I spent only three years under the discipleship of your second pastor, the positive impact of his ministry on my life is incalculable. I'll never forget his Sunday afternoon sessions with the young men of the church. So fun, so interesting, and so deep. And such grace that I too had the privilege of attending seminary with you and learning under many of the same faithful professors.
Your observation of the rootlessness of modern evangelicalism is spot on. Attend the average church today and there is no sense of the history of the church, no creeds, no catechism, and no serious effort at discipleship. Our young people grow up learning to follow the checklist of expected behaviors specific to their churches or denominations, but they do not understand Grace. And they are leaving the church in droves. Heartbreaking.
I wanted to hit “like” on this comment, Ron, but you ended it on such a downer it would look like I was cheering that part! 🤣
Hahaha!
Too bad you didn't read the late-life North. If you had, you would know there is zero in common between him and the CN young punks.
Oh, he was anything but a statist. He had that going for him!
Many thanks for the book recommendations, Brian. I am the "second string" middle school Sunday School teacher at my church and we're going through the New City Catechism. This Square Inch makes me wonder what else we could do to make a robust middle school curriculum that begins rooting these pre- and young teens in the doctrines of grace.