A miracle is the supernatural overriding of nature to accomplish an apparently impossible action in accordance with divine will and purpose. Providence is God’s sovereign usage of nature to accomplish actions in accordance with divine will and purpose. Divine actions may be either miraculous, providential or a mixture of both the miraculous and providential; but from the Biblical perspective, no…
Category: <span>Doctrine</span>
Recently, I broke the most important rule for the internet, never read the comments. I was perusing an article in our local news media reporting the recent statistics in COVID-19 cases. The comments contained the usual suspects. The “We are going to die” along with the “There is no virus” sort of things. But about halfway through reading the comments,…
Those who make little of public gathered worship while maintaining that they don’t need “to go to church” because they “are the church” eventually cease to act as the church.
This is the second half of part 2 discussing difficult Bible texts and the four legs of interpretation. Part 1 and Part 2a can be found by clicking on those links. The last installment will be a case study in the book of Matthew. These articles are meant to give practical help to the Bible student who encounters hard to…
This is the second part of three articles concerning studying difficult passages of the Bible. In order to be more complicated, I have divided part 2 into two articles. It was just too long of a selection. Today I am writing about the first two legs of Bible interpretation, and the last two tomorrow. Finally, the series will close with walking…
This is part one of a three-part article about interpreting difficult passages in the Bible. These articles do not deal with the spiritual aspects of Bible interpretation (prayer, humility) or the technical part of interpretation (textual criticism, bibliology). Concerning the former, spiritual disciplines are assumed as being the priority; and about the latter, these articles are meant to be for…
To my church family: It is no accident that the name of our church is Grace Baptist Church. However, I think we all have the tendency to pull into the parking lot of the church several times a week where the sign telling us we are people of grace greets us, yet not to give a second thought to what it means that…
A throw-back post…I wrote this poem back in 2009. That was a tough year for me, mostly because as immature as I am now, I was far more immature then. August of 2009 had been two years since I had been called as lead pastor of GBC, our membership had shrunk, church debt seemed insurmountable, division and perhaps even a…
Almighty Father, you have sent your Son as the Prince of Peace[1] having made war with sin and our lawless hearts you have crucified the old man[2] that we might walk in newness of life.[3] Indeed, Father, the old is gone the new has come[4], and thus, being justified, we have peace with You, our holy God through our Lord…
My daughter is nearly three years old and living in a house with three older brothers, it can get kind of confusing for her. She loves and idolizes her brothers, wanting to do everything they do. Recently she told me that when she grows up she wants to be a boy. I don’t blame her, those brothers of hers have…