I’m looking forward to preaching at Oxford Bible Fellowship this morning (3/15/15). Those who would like an electronic copy of my Powerpoint slides can find them at the below link. Oxford Bible Fellowship Sermon Notes for 3/15/15
Lizette Beard: Why I Love and Hate Being Single
The below video is by no means just for singles nor is it simply about the subject of being single. I’ll bet you will be encouraged by this if you take 15 minutes to watch it. I heard Lizzette Beard…
Sermon on the Mount Series: Notes on “Authority”
Given that Matthew summarizes the response to the Sermon on the Mount by saying that the crowds were astonished at Jesus’s teaching (Matthew 7:28-29)- – and remembering that the Gospel concludes with Jesus saying, “All authority has been given to…
A Biblical Approach to Homosexuality
This Spring I will be speaking at the Church and Culture Conference in Wisconsin. This year’s topic is, “A Biblical Approach to Homosexuality.” A central part of my preparation is meditating on 1 Peter 3:13-17. You can watch a promo…
The Sermon on the Mount – Key Terms and Concepts
Update: You can see how my study progressed here with a draft of sermon on the mount terms and definitions. What did I miss? January 25, I plan to begin a new preaching series on the Sermon on the Mount…
Making Merry About the Trinity
Can you precisely and concisely summarize the doctrine of the Trinity? Do you know which doctrinal errors to avoid? Sunday we will continue our Making Merry at Christmas series at the Red Brick Church. Our children will be singing –…
A Soft View of Hell Makes Hard People
Denying the reality of hell may be very attractive to some. But people who hold this position are likely to become hard, embittered people when they encounter evil. One of the reasons that the denial of eternal punishment has been…
Ask “How Long?” Instead of “Why?”
Interacting with the problem of suffering, Christopher J.H. Wright writes: Whereas we often ask “Why?” people in the Bible more often asked “How long?” Their tendency was not to demand that God give an explanation for the origin of evil…
Internal Drives Aren’t Easy to Satisfy
Fascinating article on Derrick Rose including this quote. Internal drives aren’t easy to understand, much less defeat, even if is healthy; Michael Jordan won every battle he fought, and he is entering middle age unhappy and lost. Derrick Rose…
Missing Our Son at Cedarville
Jamie and I continue to miss our children who are away at college. But we are thankful that they have chosen colleges like Trinity International and Cedarville. This week I wrote a guest post for Cedarville about how we are…