You’ve Been Set Free
Are you growing in holiness? Are you advancing in sanctification? Are you looking more like Jesus? So often the concept of sanctification discussed among believers sounds like a lot of work. What are you giving up? Have you walked away from that? How much time did you read your Bible this morning? How much TV …
Don’t Be A Mission Trip Hero
As a pastor, I love it when people “get it.” When the gospel finally clicks and people get saved, when parents figure out their responsibility to spiritually shepherd their children, when men begin to share the gospel regularly, all of these are examples of people “getting it” that thrill my soul. Recently a young woman in …
The Best Family Devotion
I try to get into the gym 3 to 4 times per week for at least an hour per visit, but my goals are not always met. Sometimes I’m only able to get in for half an hour or only make two days a week. Some weeks I spend much more time on our stationary …
Preach So They Will Hear
Luke, one of the other pastors at Malvern Hill, and I argue often. We do not have the kind of arguments that lead to anger (usually), but the kind of healthy arguments that make us better and we hope help us to serve our church more faithfully. Recently we were discussing an upcoming round of …
Your Experiences Are Not God
It would be difficult to not appreciate and respect J. I. Packer for his contributions to God’s kingdom. I rarely read something from Packer that does not impact me. Today I read an article about Packer’s protest against the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster in 2002 over the issue of blessing same-sex unions. Of course homosexuality …
Give Them Jesus
How does the cross inform our response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage? What do we do as it becomes increasingly apparent that we can no longer claim The United States as a Christian country? The response to the Supreme Court ruling has been wide-spread and predictable. Liberals have lauded the court, conservatives …