Leaves and the Design of God for His Children

It was a Saturday morning.  November.  Autumn.  The air was cool and crisp.  The trees were growing thin according to God’s sovereign allotment.  I had decided to take a jog, stretch my legs a bit.  As I, with heavy legs, plodded along my usual path, I took notice of one particular tree.  While the ground [...]

For Education in the Church

I have a great desire to see the body of Christ as a well-educated bunch.  Not that many congregations aren’t filled with educated people.  There are brilliant individuals in the body of Christ who have majored in engineering, education, philosophy, architecture, mathematics, and the sciences.  But while such people can be highly qualified in their [...]

Loving Jesus, Loving the Church, and Loving the Lost: A Post

By Robert Sagers on “between two worlds.”  Go here to read or listen.  Interesting insight.

“Should a Minister Officiate at the Weddings of Unbelievers?” by Russell Moore

A stern and helpful read.  Go here.

A Model of Puritan Evangelism

All of Christ is accepted by the sincere convert.  He loves not only the wages but the work of Christ, not only the benefits but the burden of Christ.  He is willing not only to tread out the corn, but to draw under the yoke.  He takes up the commands of Christ, yea, the cross [...]

Day 2 at the DG Pastor’s Conference

Four lectures on four topics from three pastors highlighted the second day at the conference.  In this post, I will go through the notes from Matt Chandler’s lecture.  I would encourage you to listen to it – he is very adept at communicating truth with flair.  I linked his lecture down at the bottom:
1.  Matt [...]

From Minnesota: Day 1 (continued) at the Pastor’s Conference

I will try to brief you on some more oddities, blessings, and messages as time allows.  For this post, a few things to mention:
1.  Another first for me this morning – as I am walking (not jogging) to the conference center, breathing ever so normally through my nostrils, an odd thing was happening in my [...]

A Thought On Prayer

The Bible makes it crystal clear that we can hinder our own prayers.  Husbands who are at odds with their wives have their prayers hindered; believers who are carrying on in sin have their prayers hindered; many struggle to believe the revealed truth about God as Father, or Provider, or that He is unchangeable and [...]

On Fellowship

It seems as if the tide is turning.  A society that generally moved towards personalization within the realm of fellowship and communication seems to be longing and searching for intimate relationships, and in touch communion.  Starbucks and the like sort of coffee hangouts have reaped the benefits.
This recognition comes from one who is admittedly a [...]

Coming Home to Jenny, Thinking About Jesus

Over the past couple of weeks I have driven over 2,000 miles from Louisville, KY to Lake Shore, MS back to Louisville, and then from there to Wake Forest, NC, and finally to Jenny in Six Mile, SC.  It began early Saturday morning, December 6 until mid-afternoon, December 18.  During this time I worked with [...]