An article I wrote about Donald Miller’s recent book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, is available at Reformation 21. (Click here).
The hard part is being the first to say, “I’m sorry, will you please forgive me?”
The Bible says that God gives grace to the humble. Sometimes, being humble means saying “I am sorry” first. Think about it. Don’t you find it relatively easy to apologize if the other person says, “I am sorry,” first? Saying…
Are you willing to cooperate?
This Sunday I will preach about the importance of memorizing Scripture. Hiding God’s word in our hearts, is one of the best ways to cooperate with the grace of God. Remember today that while God is a God of grace,…
We are by nature, “Curved in on ourselves”
Michael Horton in his recommended Gospel-Driven Life, The: Being Good News People in a Bad News World: Paul and his fellow apostles knew that they were by nature – – like the rest of us – – bent in on…
Goals for A New Forgiveness Quiz
If you haven’t done so already, would you take A New Forgiveness Quiz? If you subscribe to my blog, you will be eligible for a book or a Flip Camera! I have several goals in writing another forgiveness quiz. They…
Sunday’s Sermon: Keep the Big Picture of Salvation History in Mind
If you don’t keep the big picture of what God is doing in salvation-century in the forefront of your thoughts, then very soon the individual episodes of life won’t make any sense. You can listen to the sermon here.
A Tribute to Bull Fighting on October 12
October 12 brings back Southeast Iowa memories of friends, brothers, and bull fighting. When I was nine years old, Arnold Barker bought a magnificent Black Angus bull and moved it to a farm he owned along the Des Moines River…
The Miracle that Was Paul: The Apostle to the Gentiles as Powerful Evidence of the Reality of Christianity
We continue the Romans Project today and here it is appropriate to thank God for one of his greatest gifts to his Bride: the Apostle Paul. One cannot study Romans without being in awe of the apostolic ministry of Paul. …
To be “without bias” is only to have a particular kind of bias
Cornelius Van Til: To be “without bias” is only to have a particular kind of bias. The idea of “neutrality” is simply a colorless suit that covers a negative attitude toward God. At least it ought to be plain that…
Christian Parents – – Strive for Homes With High “Relative Humidity” This Weekend
The great theologian Cornelius Van Til describes the atmosphere of his boyhood home: Ours was not in any sense a pietistic family. There were not any great emotional outbursts on any occasion that I recall. There was much ado about…