Below is an “open-letter” describing my heart in the preaching ministry God has given me through Grace Baptist Church. I am greatly privileged to serve a sovereign God as a bond-slave; and I am truly blessed to be able to minister to gracious, loving and receptive people of God in this local assembly as a servant of the Word. Thank…
Category: <span>Doctrine</span>
I couldn’t resist putting this picture up from the sacred sandwich since I was referencing Pelagius this Sunday. If you listen to this weeks sermon in Romans 11 you will understand what I am talking about. It was a good thing I saw this while I was alone in my office or everyone would have seen the coke come out…
I had thought of writing an article regarding church planting in the U.S. but then I came across Dave Doran’s blog article and realized there was nothing I could say that he didn’t say better so I encourage you to read this article in its entirety and contemplate deeply the contents. Church Planting in the U.S. -Dave Doran Here is…
People sometimes ask me how I view the celebration of Halloween. About a year ago, I wrote a three part series on my personal (hopefully Biblically informed) opinions regarding this somewhat touchy subject. If you have the desire, I have linked the three articles here. Halloween and the Christian Part 1 Halloween and the Christian Part 2 Halloween and the…
It is far too easy for evangelical Christians to exchange the most noble ministry of reconciling lost souls to Jesus Christ for a secondary endeavor of seeking to bring the nation in which they reside around to morality and peace. That is not to say that there is no place for political activism or national concern within the scope of…
I thought this cartoon over at sacred sandwich is pretty good. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out www.sacredsandwich.com For those who don’t know what this is all about, This was Rob Bell’s big presentation about Ghandi building up to releasing his book “Love Wins.” A sad book saying nothing about everything and creating more confusion amongst saints and the…
Reading, studying, thinking, praying, and contemplating my sinfulness, my weakness, my failures, my struggles in light of this Passion Week; has impacted me once again as to how much I need Jesus. I need his grace, his favor–I cry with Isaiah, “Woe is me, for I am undone.” If there is one thing that the Holy Week impresses upon me…
For every Timothy there is a Demas (2 Timothy 4:10). For every Prisca and Aquila there is a Hymenaeus and Alexander (I Timothy 1:20). For every Epahproditus (Philippians 2:25-30) there is a “Corinthian.” For those who do not know what I am talking about, I recently noticed that there is a great balance in the inspired writings of the Apostle…
Laying awake at night, thinking back through the day-you sometimes wonder what the purpose of it all is. You lay there unable to weep, unable to be angry, unable to really understand why you are feeling what you feel, but as the internal darkness seems more hopeless, only one voice echoes in your mind, and it repeats itself over and…
I had a dream that I was a work horse plowing up my master’s field. I labored night and day working relentlessly to secure my master’s pleasure. As the sweat would tumble from my back, I wanted to let my master know how good I was for him, how much he needed me and how much I could be counted…