Most movies based on books of the bible take ridiculous liberties with the actual text, I want to recommend one that doesn’t – The Book of Daniel, now available to stream on Netflix. While the story of Daniel is told in the imagined... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Believe it or not, church-going Christian Men have become a rare commodity. In fact, most American men, whether or not they identify as Christian, do not attend church on a weekly basis. In his book, Why Men Hate Going to Church, David Murrow cites... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
1) A Failure to Exercise Discipline: In 2007 several ministers who were known advocates of Federal Vision (FV) theology drew up and signed what they called, “A Joint Federal Vision Profession” in which they tried to make clear what...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If you’ve been a Christian for any period of time at all, you may have noticed that the more time you spend in church, the harder it is to fit in and feel comfortable with non-believers or to really enjoy worldly activities, relationships,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I tend to analogize questions about keeping the Lord’s Day with questions about how we should date. As Christians, our attitude about both should be positive. We should ask regarding dating, “how can I best honor the Lord on a date?” The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Greater Freedom Demands Greater Self-Discipline: I was driving down Morgantown Road this morning when a sad incident reminded me of this truth. A man was walking his Lab on the left-side of the road coming towards me, and a girl was walking...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today I heard one of the oddest theological exchanges of my life when Rabbi Shmuley Boteach schooled Bryan Fischer in the sovereignty of God on Fischer's "Focal Point" radio program. Fischer, a director of the American Family Association as well...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
December 7th is a day of great importance to US history. President Roosevelt famously described December 7th, 1941 as a "a date which will live in infamy" because it was on that day that the Japanese successfully launched a devastating...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I wrote the following 11 points a while back as reminders to myself. I meant them to be applied to my own pastoral ministry, but they strike me as equally applicable to everyone: When your ministry (or life) is full of big, pressing, chronic... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]