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…
Tim Keller on Why We Should Catechize Our Children
Jamie and I didn’t formally catechize our children. Though we did spend a great deal of time with them in theological instruction and dialogue. But I agree with Tim Keller’s points and if we had it to do over again,…
Should We Forgive God?
Following my appearance on the national Moody radio program, Up for Debate, hostess Julie Roys asked me to write a guest post for her blog addressing the question, “Should We Forgive God?” Here is how Julie introduced the post: Today,…
Can you prayerfully fill in these blanks?
See if you can prayerfully fill in the blanks before Sunday’s sermon (6/19/16) at the Red Brick Church. For more on Sunday’s excitement, see this announcement. Update: Your can now listen to this sermon here. The people at our church…
Does God Love the Sinner and Hate the Sin?
Collin Hansen hosts one of my favorite podcasts. In this episode he interviews D.A. Carson and probes the accuracy of the aphorism, “God loves the sinner but hates the sin.” Carson shows why the saying “is close but finally wrong.”…
From Elaine: How Do We Know the Bible is God’s Word?
Previously, I answered questions several question from Elaine about heaven. Yesterday, Elaine let me know that she is wondering how we know the Bible and God is real and not just realistic fiction. Dear Elaine, The question you discussed with…
R.C. Sproul Punches Holes in One of Freud’s Theories
And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? Mark 4:41 C.S. Lewis said that one of the reasons he believes Christianity is that…
Chalcedon, Chaos, and How Things Went South in North Africa
A failure to unify around sound doctrine has devastating consequences. North Africa church’s rejection of the Definition of Chalcedon sowed the seeds for the beginning of the Coptic church and the eventual loss of region to Islam. The beheading of…
Deep Doctrines are Closely Connected to Everyday Life
In his short essay, “Christian Doctrine and Life,” The theologian John Murray stressed that the great doctrines of the Christian life have implications for everyday life. Consider these texts: But it shall not be so among you. But whoever…
What is the Apostles’ Creed And Why Is It Important?
The Apostles’ Creed is the most well-known summary statement of what orthodox Christians hold to be true. It reminds of us central points about which all Christians must agree, serves as a defense against heresies or false teachings which deny…