Did you have a conflict free day? Probably not. But, if you did – – be ready for relational storms tomorrow. In a fallen world, conflict is never far away. C.J. Mahaney wisely preached: “In fact, it is with…
You Know You Are a Servant When . . .
“You know you’re a servant when you don’t mind being treated like one.” Source Unknown.
To Whom Do You Need to Direct This Forgiveness Question?
Tell me, how are we going to face the Day of Judgment? The sun is witness that it has gone down on our anger not one day, but many a long year. St. Jerome, in a letter written to his…
Self Pity is Pride Too
“Self pity and boasting are flip sides of pride. Self pity is pride posing in the demeanor of weakness. Boasting is pride posing in the demeanor of strength.” John Piper Watch the whole sermon here.
The Personal God
“‘Person’ is the word in our vocabulary that applies to beings who speak, act intentionally, and so on. . . Only in biblical religions is there an absolute principle that is personal. Other religions have personal gods, but those gods…
Make No Mistake: God is Not “In the Dock”
In England, when a prisoner is on trial, the place where he sits is called “the dock.” So, the accused is said to be “in the dock.” C.S. Lewis, in his brilliant essay, “God in the Dock,” points out that…
Frame on the Doctrine of God
“Our message to the world must emphasize that God is real, and that he will not be trifled with. He is the almighty, majestic Lord of heaven and earth, and he demands our most passionate love and obedience.” John Frame,…
The Church is No Place for "Defeatism"
Regarded as one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century, Listen to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones preach about the Kingdom. Even so, confidently and hopefully pray, “thy Kingdom come.” Because our view of what God is doing in history is…
Chesterton in Orthodoxy
I have been reminded this weekend, again, of Chesterton’s brilliant ways of making an argument. But, as a “clergyman,” he sometimes makes me nervous in how he advances his points. A clergyman may be apparently as useless as a cat,…
"It’s a Lousy Night to Be An Atheist"
According to World Magazine, 7/26-8/2, 2008, ESPN Commentator, Rick Reilly said, “It’s a Lousy Night to Be An Atheist,” after All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton (who because of addiction dropped out of baseball for three years) set a Home Run Derby…