One time I was sitting in a class during my theological training and the professor was demonstrating to us the truth of God’s sovereignty. A few years earlier I had grappled with this truth of God’s sovereignty and come to be deeply... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
All of us have received the email and now the Facebook post that says something to this effect: Pass this on if you love…, or do not let this stop with you if you care about…, or people will know that you care if you pass this email or... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently someone mentioned to me about how important the fundamentals of sports are to succeeding as a player. In my limited athletic endeavors I have experienced the importance of revisiting the basics and seeing how a fresh consideration of the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I have always loved Psalm 1. In beautiful imagery it exhorts believers to find their delight in the Lord through His Word and it warns unbelievers of their precarious state. I have taught on it numerous times, memorized it and prayed through it. And... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Blank checks are nice, especially when they are given to us and are not associated with our account. An even nicer situation is when this is true and the implication is write in what is needed! Consider this blank check: Matthew 7:7-11 ”Ask,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
God is in control and we are responsible. These are both clearly taught in Scripture. Someone who says “God is in control” but does not recognize that we are simultaneously responsible for all our actions might be tempted to walk out in front of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently we have been working our way through the books of Ezra and Nehemiah during our family worship time. Something that has really stuck out to us is how these two Old Testament books illustrate what the New Testament consistently speaks of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Do you remember being a child and maybe having the awareness that someone was taking pleasure in you? Whether it was a parent, a grandparent, or a friend of the family maybe you can remember that feeling of being delighted in the pleasure they took... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Recently as a congregation we considered the 70 resolutions of Jonathan Edwards. It was my prayer that it would challenge us in our own walk with the Lord and inspire us to pursue more intentional application of God’s truth to our lives. I had... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
On Sunday evening I introduced The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment to our congregation. It is an older work written by Jeremiah Burroughs (1600-1646) an English Congregationalist and a Puritan preacher. Though an older work it is very readable... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
