Freedom from Disordered Affections
When you clean up your house, you need to throw some things away. For many of us, our garage is the most cluttered part of…
The Biblical Understanding of the Heart
In my last post we looked at the commandment that Jesus said is the most important one in the Bible. God calls us to love…
What are Religious Affections?
How can we experience God in a deeper and more intimate way? What role do Religious Affections play in the inner life of a mature…
Private Practice: How to Care for your Soul
We are in the season of Lent. Since the time of the early church, Christians have used these weeks leading up to Easter as a…
How to Listen to a Sermon
Last time I wrote about The Value of Sunday Worship. An essential part of Sunday worship is the sermon. What is preaching? Why does it…
The Value of Sunday Worship
Recently I wrote a two part article on Why You Should not go to Church (Part 1, Part 2). If you look at the title…
Why You Should not go to Church (Part 1)
You might think that the title of this post is heretical. Maybe it sounds like professional suicide for a pastor to say “you should not…