An excerpt from the book, Experience the Passion of Christ. Good Friday is a day of meditation and prayer. I will be reading about the events of the last hours of Christ on the cross, thinking and praying about the messages I have given in the past and helping my grandchildren to embrace the wonder of the … More A Good Friday Meditation for Worshipers of the King
I’m reading a book on soil. The current chapter is on worms. Worms fascinate me. I know. I’m a bit on the strange side. Last Fall, I told my neighbors that if they didn’t want their leaves, they could just throw them over the fence and I would take care of them. They looked at … More Worms and the Mysteries of Salvation
“How Can I Be Sure I am Saved.” Some time ago, a member of the church wrote to tell me that they were confused on the issues of works and salvation. The following is a copy of an e-mail correspondence that resulted. I wrote the e-mail to help clarify the issues of works versus grace … More How Can I Be Sure I am Saved?
Just watched All the Kings Men, a 1949 movie about a charismatic but corrupt Governor and the shady dealings and the strong-armed tactics used to get his way. A populist politician who got things done but stepped on anyone who got in his way. First impression, beyond disgust, was it looked like a playbook for … More Sin, Repentance and Jesus
Alistair Begg, the senior pastor of Cleveland’s Parkside Church, was recently speaking on the sufficiency of Christ and Christ alone, to save us. It is not us, in any way, it is Christ alone who saves. Our only contribution is our sin, our unrighteousness. It is Christ and His righteousness alone that saves us. If we … More Alister Begg on the Perfect Sufficiency of Christ
Have you ever heard a question like this? Maybe it is because I am a pastor and I read weird things and have a strange collection of friends, but I hear this kind of question a lot. Sometimes it comes from the earnest seeker but more often, it comes from someone who is antagonistic toward … More Why Should Jesus Save You?
“There is no more dangerous place to raise children in the world than the United States.” —-Marco Silva, paraphrasing John Piper and interpreting Jesus Content Strategist at DesiringGod.com September 3, 2017 I completely agree. But why? Is it because . . . we lead the world in school shootings, or because our health care system is … More Raising Children in Dangerous Places
Here’s a good followup to the message I preached today on learning to treasure the word of God. Enjoy. Here’s the first paragraph but follow the link and read the whole article. When it comes to weighty matters in the Bible, let’s be like Mary. “Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her … More Rejoice! You are His!!
Remember Zacharias? He who would sire a son in his old age with his past child-bearing-years wife. He who, with his wife, Elizabeth, had prayed for a son (Luke 1:13) but had given up on ever hearing an answer. But the year came when the aged and sonless priest from the division of Abijah, in … More When Old Men’s Dreams Come True
He Rescued You Because He Loved You I am reading a book, that while helpful, periodically states things in not just a provocative way but in unguarded and biblically unbounded ways. Writing of the apostle Paul’s conversion, the author is beyond the bounds of orthodox belief when he states: “Of course, Paul has the freedom … More Jesus Didn’t Rescue You Because You are Good
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