Faith and Works (part 1): Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace
I have been reflecting recently about the relationship between Faith and Works. This topic is closely related to my current sermon series on “The Jesus […]
The Particularity of the Gospel and Christian Community
I want to reflect further on some of the issues that came up in my post last week on diversity and community. God’s truth is […]
Diversity and Community
I think that diversity is over rated. There, I said it. Somebody had to point out that the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes. Before you […]
Holy, Holy, Holy (#3)
This is a summary of message #3 of a sermon series on worship. To listen to the entire message click here. What do you think […]
Calvin and Arminius links
Tomorrow I am teaching on God’s Sovereignty and Human Freedom in the High School Sunday School class. This post is mainly to provide some links […]
We Bow Down
This is a summary of message #2 of a sermon series on worship. To listen to the entire message click here. What does it really […]
The Place of Emotions in Worship
What is the place of emotions in worship? Should worship be an emotional experience? Can we trust our emotions? Questions such as these have caused […]
ABC News: Most Say God Was Not Factor in Hurricanes
In this ABC News article Most Say God Was Not Factor in Hurricanes I was relieved to see that most Americans do not blame God […]
The Value of Christ’s Death
A little over a week ago I did a Q&A session for Crossroads (our college fellowship). One of the questions was about the value of […]
He is Worthy! (#1)
I am currently doing a series of sermons on worship. This is a summary of message #1 in the series. This is only a summary […]
Who is to Blame for the Tragedy in New Orleans?
The situation in the New Orleans area has been getting worse since Monday. At first there was minimal flooding, but then the levy broke and […]
Prior Committments in Science
Everyone, scientists included, is influenced by the”bias” of their world view. Some of what is taught as “pure science” is actually based more on philosophical […]