The church I am privileged to serve as pastor is not the perfect church. It is not a large church nor a rich church. There have been times when we struggled to meet budget and there have been times when … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
How a Professor of Religion (and you and I) Can Miss the Mark in Biblical Interpretation! Phil. 3:10. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
As I was reading early this morning, the Lord slipped quietly up to me and gently nailed my heart to the wall. I was reading a book by D. A. Carson entitled, “A Call to Spiritual Reformation.” Dr. Carson was … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Kingdom of God is the sovereign, almighty, omniscient, omnipresent, active rule of God, all around us, all the time. The ever present God reigns over the affairs of men (Dan. 4:17-35). The fabric of reality is held together by … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The shallow evangelism of the West puts an abundant emphasis on “Where will you go when you die?” One famous soul winning opener is, “When you die, what reason can you give for why God should let you into His … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10). I love the doctrine of propitiation. The satisfaction and magnifying of God’s holiness through the cross of Jesus Christ is the beginning, …... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I just watched a video of a man who claims that he died twice on the operating table and has lived to tell about the experience. He describes being in a place that he referred to as paradise. There were … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“To grow in grace is to become more understanding in prayer.” P. T. Forsyth “The bane of so much theology, old and new, is that it has been denuded of prayer and prepared in a vacuum.” P. T. Forsyth I … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Ok, I get it. Christmas as modern Western culture has received it, has pagan roots. No doubt about it. I understand that the early church did not celebrate the birth of Christ. I am convinced that it was initially celebrated … Continue reading... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
