Posts by Mark Minnick
Why Despair? (Help for depression) [3]
Mark Minnick The third and last of three parts • Part One • Part Two Part One introduced writings on the subject by Charles Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City from 1898–1937. The first header was “The Character of Ministerial Depression: Complaint”, excerpted from a book called Quiet Hints to Growing…
Read MoreWhy Despair? (Help for depression) [2]
Mark Minnick The second of three parts • Part One • Part Three Part One introduced writings on the subject by Charles Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City from 1898–1937. The first header was “The Character of Ministerial Depression: Complaint”, excerpted from a book called Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers. Though…
Read MoreWhy Despair? (Help for depression) [1]
Mark Minnick The first of three parts • Part Two • Part Three “Oh,” but you ask, “why not despair? Surely, if anyone has a right to it, I do. Who would not if he were me?” Well, there are many who have known your pain. “I am the subject of depressions of spirit so…
Read MoreLet a Commentary Be Your Guide (3)
Mark Minnick This article follows on an article “That Glorious Company: The Commentators!” published in three parts, here, here and here. This article is likewise published in three parts. This is part three, part one is here, part two is here. Dr. Minnick began this article by telling the story of George Whitfield’s discovery of…
Read MoreLet a Commentary Be Your Guide (2)
Mark Minnick This article follows on an article “That Glorious Company: The Commentators!” published in three parts, here, here and here. This article is likewise published in three parts. This is part two, part one is here. Dr. Minnick began this article by telling the story of George Whitfield’s discovery of commentaries and the training…
Read MoreLet a Commentary Be Your Guide (1)
Mark Minnick This article follows on an article “That Glorious Company: The Commentators!” published in three parts, here, here and here. This article is likewise published in three parts. This is the first part. Gabriel Harris’s streetfront shop was a popular, heavily trafficked Gloucester bookstore in 1735. But in the summer of that same year…
Read MoreThat Glorious Company: The Commentators! (3)
Mark Minnick Part Three of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. [Part One • Part Two] Part One begins by discussing The Basis for Evaluating Commentaries. Part Two discusses The Characteristics of Good Commentaries. Part Three follows: Answering Our Questions Literal Exegesis. Literal exegesis takes the “meaning of language in…
Read MoreThat Glorious Company: The Commentators! (2)
Mark Minnick Part Two of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. [Part One here] Part One begins by discussing The Basis for Evaluating Commentaries. Part Two follows: The Characteristics Of Good Commentaries The cardinal characteristic of a good commentary is that it answers questions. That’s because disciplined expositors begin their…
Read MoreThat Glorious Company: The Commentators! (1)
Mark Minnick Part One of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. There are few writings worth reading twice. But one I’ve enjoyed several times more than twice is the first chapter of C. H. Spurgeon’s Commenting and Commentaries, entitled “A Chat About Commentaries.” Spurgeon loved books. His autobiography contains an…
Read MoreFirst Partaker: The Secret of Power (4)
Mark Minnick Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here. This article is an edited version of Alexander MacLaren’s sermon, “The Secret of Power.” The sermon made a remarkable impression on the men who first heard it. We offer it as an encouragement to Christians beginning a new year of ministry for the Lord.…
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