Flash mobs appear to be spontaneous events apart from leadership. The reality is just the opposite. Leadership is always needed. There is something very appealing about flash mobs. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be in a mall when people spontaneously…
Reasons to Be Excited About 1 Timothy at the Red Brick Church
In our world of moral relativism – – -at a time when so many are unwilling to stand for the Truth – – 1 Timothy is a wonderful call for pastor and local churches to be protectors and supporters of…
No Benches on Football Fields
We’re headed into the heart of football bowl season. If you’re a football lover, In the next few days you will be able to watch some great football games. The bowl season offers a chance to see all kinds of…
Dr. Paul Beals Entrusted the Gospel to Faithful Men and Women Qualified to Do the Same
One of my seminary professors, Dr. Paul Beals, was ushered into the presence of Christ on Tuesday, May 29. (See here). I am eternally thankful for the opportunity I had to study under men like Dr. Beals, Dr. Crawford, and…
Fear that Leads to Comfort
Dan Phillips has written an excellent post on why fear and comfort are a healthy combination. Wouldn’t you think that “fear” and “comfort” are antonyms, like “love” and “hate,” or “darkness” and “light”? In a Biblical context, we might most…
Instant? Not always. “After a while. . . we feel refreshed and renewed”
Refreshment and renewal isn’t always instant. Jesus said, “Come to me all you who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble…
The Sermon on the Mount
Incredible. Sermon on the Mount from The Austin Stone on Vimeo. HT: Z
Mike Wittmer: Golden Handcuffs
Mike Wittmer writes this brief but powerful devotional: Friends of mine are acquainted with a media leader. He invited them to appear on his television show to talk about a family tragedy, and he was so impressed by their faith…
What Moses Did Wrong
Tim Keller reflects on the nature of Moses’s mistake, and in so doing gives leaders a timely exhortation: I have always found Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:21-22 to be shattering. He begins by reminding his listeners that anyone who murders…
Saved from God
R.C. Sproul: . . . I said, “Do you want to know what you are saved from? In a word, you are saved from God.” They just gasped and to this day when I attend that convention people come up…