Peter Orr

3 weeks ago | crossway.org | Caleb Morell |Peter Orr |Paul Tripp |Alan Strange

How Not to Handle a Pastoral SuccessionOn September 17, 1944, a relatively unknown pastor named Kenneth Owen White arrived at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. (later known as Capitol Hill Baptist Church), eager to prove himself. In time, he would rise to national prominence—most famously, grilling John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign and then later serving as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Nov 15, 2024 | crossway.org | Coleman Ford |David Murray |Shona Murray |Peter Orr

Pastors are EmbodiedThe things that contribute to pastoral burnout, to me, are very simple. It’s an inattentiveness to one’s capacity, one’s ability. It’s maybe taking on false notions of what you are called to do as a pastor. Maybe you grow the church to a certain amount or have a certain kind of budget or building plan or something like this, when that may not be what the Lord is calling you or your church to.

May 19, 2024 | crossway.org | Thomas Schreiner |Peter Orr

Bibles Books Tracts Articles Donate By Thomas R. Schreiner ... Show All Understanding God’s Righteousness through His Final Judgment of Sin The reality of God’s ultimate punishment is central to the gospel. Only by facing sin’s devastation can believers fully grasp the beauty of their salvation and help unbelievers confront their need for forgiveness. Unfortunately, many Christians and Bible scholars neglect God’s final judgment.

Mar 25, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Peter Orr

We should go to church with an expectation that we will meet with God in the preaching of his word. All of us on occasion arrive tired and distracted, and when we are in that frame of mind, there is every chance the sermon will bounce off us. But if we are hungry, expectant, and ready to engage with God, then our experience will be much more positive. So we need to listen actively, not passively.

Mar 13, 2024 | crossway.org | Peter Orr

The Lord Is SpeakingJesus addressed a crowd at one point and laid down a command and a principle: “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you” (Mark 4:24). He said this in the context of parables he had been teaching the crowd. Sometimes we think that Jesus spoke in parables, using the imagery of first-century Israel—soil, seeds, lights, bushels, and more—to make it easier for people to understand.