I recently made a concise post on this point. Here is the associated radio spot. With a very busy schedule these days, that involves a bit of traveling, sometimes I ask myself why not just do the minimum? It would…
What’s Your Approach to the Lord’s Day?
My mom has this story about hiding from her parents while she read a book on Sunday afternoon. She read secretly because she grew up in a church tradition that was militant about how you spent Sunday. Sunday was reserved…
For Those Feeling Guilty
Now that the election is over and the dust has settled, I look back on it all and there is a group of people for whom I feel particular empathy. My heart goes out to women who chose to have…
Where is the Power of God that Parted the Red Sea?
Do you ever wonder why you do not know more of the power of God at work in your life? We know that God spoke all things into existence. The Bible describes how the voice of God shakes mountains and…
The Problem With GPS in the Christian Life
I was driving back from Dekalb the other day and I figured out Joyce, who was riding along with me, is a bad influence. It’s a long story, but Joyce is what I call my GPS unit. When I’m going…
Chasing Forgiveness Rabbits
What are your “forgiveness questions”? Theologian Cornelius Plantinga once wrote that anyone who thinks very long about forgiveness will scare up a lot more rabbits than he can chase down. What Plantinga meant by that quote is that the area…
Writing from the Land of Lincoln
In 1832, if you had asked a 23 year old Abraham Lincoln what he thought of the area that is now Stillman Valley, Lincoln probably wouldn’t have wanted to talk about it. Here on the ground that is now Stillman…
Discipline, Not Desire, Determines Destiny
Here’s a quote to meditate on. It’s not from the Bible and I am unsure of its source but it is a wise insight. “Discipline, not desire, determines destiny.” Let me give it you again, “Discipline, not desire, determines destiny.”…
On the Centrality of Baptism
What would you say if you were a pastor, officiating at a wedding ceremony and the bride decided that she was going to decline accepting the wedding ring? Can you picture that? A wedding is the establishment of a sacred…
This Week’s Word: Justification
Let me give you a doctrinal vocabulary word today This is one of the most important words in the human vocabulary. The church Reformer Martin Luther said that in it are contained all the other doctrines of the Christian faith. …