Christians should treasure the Lord’s Supper. Wayne Grudem: The Lord’s Supper is not simply an ordinary meal among human beings—it is a fellowship with Christ, in his presence and at his table. Once again, we must avoid the idea that…
Tribute to AIM Pilot Killed in Africa
Our church family knows that we prayed in our services for AIM missionaries and their families touched last week by an airplane crash. One of the team, Mike Delorenzo wrote a tribute to the pilot who died. We held a…
“The baptism was beautiful. I waited every day for over a month. . .”
Does your church have a baptism service coming up? A good friend from a different part of the country, recently wrote this to me in an e-mail regarding her church’s baptism service. It pictures how we should feel about the…
Should Christians Be Cremated?
I received this question recently from one of our flock. I was reviewing the details of my will and have specified that I wish to be cremated. I have no real strong feelings; I guess just an engineer’s approach to…
Sure we’ve aged – – But, it has been a great twenty years . . .
Okay, I am the one who has aged. There has never been a prettier bride than on 8/12/89. I am so thankful for Jamie.
Don’t Ask the Depressed, “How Are You Doing?”
Let me tell you something to avoid asking a friend who is feeling down. I am not saying it is always wrong, but be careful. Ask this question and you may make the situation worse. Here is the question to…
Mary Beth Begins the Great Adventure
Every year before our children start school, I meet with them individually, share one truth, and give an associated gift. For example, when Allison started kindergarten, the bullet was, “God made you, and you belong to God.” I gave her…
The Gospel is Not Just for Individuals
I am convinced that “individualism” is one of the most pervasive problems of the church in the Western Hemisphere. John Frame: The gospel, you see, is not just a message for individuals, telling them how to avoid God’s wrath. It…
You’re Not Swearing If You Use the Word “Submit”
Non-Christians regularly throw around words that should not be part of a believer’s vocabulary. No matter how flippantly people may say, “Oh my God,” Christians should never use our Creator’s name irreverently. You already knew that. What is interesting is…
Chesterton on Christianity’s Giant Secret
Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian. Orthodoxy, page 170.