Individualism and Communion Cup Sets
Sometimes a church receives unusual things in the mail. I have a whole collection of sample pens with the church name and address printed on …
Discussion on the role of women in the church
Here is an interesting discussion by two New Testament scholars on the question of the role of women in the church based on 1 Tim. …
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Faith and Works (part 2): A Change Within
Here is the long delayed Part 2 of my series on Faith and Works. I have been working on this post off and on for …
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Reflections on Psalm 1: How to live a blessed life
Last week I was meditating on Psalm 1, and I want to share some of my observations. Later this week I will continue the series …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …