Motive for Preaching

The Bible is enough.

Who is your real God?

"If you go to the Christian God, ask for forgiveness, and never feel forgiven, it means that the Christian God isn't your real God. And therefore, you have to go underneath and say, "There is something besides God who is your salvation"--and that thing won't forgive you. And the fact of the matter is, no god but God--the real God--will ever satisfy you if you get him or forgive you if you fail him. All other gods are wood and hay and stubble and idols--I mean, they're dumb. They're not alive. They can't do anything for you. [...] When someone says, "I can't forgive myself" it means that some standard, or condition, or person is more central to [their] identity than the grace of God. God is the only god who forgives. No other god will. So if you can't forgive yourself, it's because you've failed your real god. Your real righteousness is holding you captive. The moralists false God is usually holy and demanding but not gracious: the pharisee's god, a god of wrath who will not be propitiated. The pragmatists false god is usually some achievement or relationship that they are using as a substitute for God to get some sense of self-worth." (From Tim Keller's Westminster Lectures with Edmund Clowney, Session 8, Getting Down to Earth Part 1 available for free on iTunes U)

Time Management (vs Maker-agement)

This doesn't have a lot to do with the gospel directly. But if you are a pastor, who preaches the gospel to your people weekly, then this article on managing time is worth a gander. In summary, makers (and in this context, those who make sermons) need larger chunks of time (think half-days) whereas managers think in terms of hours. Knowing how to navigate the difference can mean more fruitful ministry.