The Kind of Man Pastors Must Be
Every semester, no matter the class, I intentionally try to touch upon the kind of men that pastors must be.
By Doug Ponder
| April 17, 2023
Doug Ponder is professor of biblical studies at Grimké Seminary and is a teaching pastor at Remnant Church in Richmond, Va.
Heroes, Villains, and Conversation Partners: A Call to Rethink Church History
Three cheers for all those who approach church history looking for heroes and villains.
By Doug Ponder
| March 13, 2023
Church History Isn’t Boring (You’re Just Doing it Wrong)
Those who fail to learn what history is for are doomed never to learn it.
By Doug Ponder
| February 20, 2023
Reading While Not Black
We needed an education in the firsthand experience and self-understanding of African Americans, who are the largest racial minority in our context.
By Doug Ponder
| January 30, 2023
Thanksgiving as the Will of God for His People
The appropriate Christian response all that God has given—from his creation and salvation to his instruction and correction—is thankfulness.
By Doug Ponder
| November 28, 2022
Thanksgiving for Every Good and Perfect Gift
Gratitude is redeemed humanity’s fundamental response to God and that the Scriptures were written in large part to teach us how to give thanks to the Lord.
By Doug Ponder
| November 21, 2022
Thanksgiving and the God of All Grace
Gratitude is the unconscious echo of eternity set in the heart of man.
By Doug Ponder
| November 14, 2022
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Law
Of all the questions I receive, as both a pastor and a professor, few come up more frequently than what Christians should think about God’s law(s).
By Doug Ponder
| August 1, 2022