Dennis E. Johnson (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor emeritus of practical theology at Westminster Seminary California and assistant pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCA), Dayton, TN. He is the author of The Message of Acts in the History of Redemption, Let’s Study Acts, Philippians (Reformed Expository Commentary), Hebrews (ESV Expository Commentary), Triumph of the Lamb, Him We Proclaim, Walking with Jesus through His Word, and Journeys with Jesus.
As shepherds of Jesus’s flock, pastors wrestle with the wounds and waywardness of the human heart. They counsel the guilty, who are consumed by self-condemnation. They counsel the defensive, who try to deflect God’s heart-piercing word through self-justification and blame-shifting. Continue reading →