David Filson

Tonight, my church will hold a Good Friday service of hymns and Scripture readings.  Here, is the way I will frame the hearts of our flock to contemplate the horrific…

In the previous post in this series, we considered what Martin Bucer taught in his pastoral manual, Concerning the True Care of Souls, about what it means to be true Seelsorgers–true carers of…

When ministerial candidates are examined for licensure and ordination in the Nashville Presbytery, it is a given that they will need to produce a robust articulation of the life and…

Saint Aurelius Augustine (354-430) had his finger on the pulse of all men, when he confessed, “O Lord, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless, until…

In the last post I sought to whet your appetite for appreciating the theological greatness and understanding the worthiness of studying Jonathan Edwards. We considered his love for the Trinity,…

A few years ago, I allowed a friend to talk me into running in a 5k. (Now, I realize some of you are snickering even as you proudly remind yourself…

Every other Tuesday, one of my church’s elders, Buz, and I head over to another elder’s house for Bible study in The Epistle to the Hebrews. If you have read Hebrews,…

“Here comes the bookman,” he said in his familiar southern drawl.  It was early evening, and the porch swing seemed to be exactly the place where we belonged.  We could…

Books are a preacher’s whiskey–or so the saying goes. It doesn't take much to convince me that I need to add one more volume to my already full shelves. I…