The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) understands that, beyond parents, coaches influence young people more than any other group. As a result, the focus of FCA’s ministry is to engage, equip, and empower coaches for Christ. In his new book,…
Accessible Books Every “Brick” Family Should Consider Owning
We recommend these books to our church family. Christians are called to love God with their minds (Matt 22:37-40). Loving God with our minds means striving to hide the meaning and understanding of God’s Word in the depths of our…
Quotes: How Does Sanctification Work? by Powlison
I highly recommend David Powlison’s How Does Sanctification Work?, especially to pastors and counselors. How does sanctification work? is one of the more profound books I have read in recent years. In a short amount of space, Powlison provides a nuanced…
Haddon Robinson Preaching Retreat 2018
I am again privileged to be part of the Haddon Robinson Study Retreat. This year we are studying the Gospel of Mark and our guest lecturer is Mark Strauss of Bethel seminary. Each year a group of pastors gather for…
What is a legitimate basis for asking for God’s blessing?
Psalm 67 describes the right sort of motivation for praying for God’s blessing.* Nearly every week, I close our services at The Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley with a biblical benediction that is thousands of years old: “The LORD…
Why are people who do not have the law of God still responsible?
People often question how God could hold someone morally responsible who did not have access to the Bible. You may have heard the objections, “How can someone be judged according to a standard he or she didn’t hear or read?” …
G.K. Chesterton Illustrates Why Freedom Needs Boundaries
Our secular age argues that freedom is found in doing whatever we please. G.K. Chesterton illustrates why freedom is not found in the absence of restrictions. We might fancy some children playing on the flat grassy top of some tall…
T. Wax: Parents, Take Note of the Spiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish As Adults
Click through the below link to read Trevin Wax’s interaction with a major Lifeway survey that identifies common traits of children who flourish as Christian adults. A central part of our passion at The Red Brick Church is that our…
How many of the Gospel of John’s emphatic “I am” descriptions can you name?
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Leading our Emotions I – Depression
Depression is such an awful battle. Be assured, in Christ, you can experience mega-joy. — Last week I preached the first sermon in our new series, Leading Our Emotions Through the Holidays. You can listen or read the below summary. How do we battle…