2012 READS
2012 BOOKS READ As every year comes to a close, I list out the books read for that year. Since finishing grad school I am averaging close to 30 books a year. This year I read 29 (not counting tons of children’s books read to Ethan and Owen). I’m not sure if that is good or...
Reflections on discussions of FWB change
After a good phone conversation and reading a couple of comments – I am deleting this post from this site. Since this is a RH webpage and I am a RH board member, a natural assumption is that RH asked me to do this. They did not, these are just my thoughts on a growing...
Reading the Classics
Over at the Gospel Coalition site, you can read the classics with Wheaton English proff, Leland Ryken. The first book Dr. Ryken will be guiding readers through is Albert Camus’ The Stranger. I got my copy of Camus’ classic yesterday. If you would like to read the classics with others – or your interested in...
Nintendo expects first loss ever!
Forget the trouble in the middle east – forget the the fall of the American economy – forget the European Union’s troubles – forget the growing anti-semitism that keeps showing up at the occupy wall street protests…everybody under 40 should see this as proof positive the world’s end is near!
DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL DEAN, RICHARD HAYS, SUMMARIZING THE BIBLICAL STORY
My approach to the preaching is expository in nature. Sunday mornings I am preaching through the book of Ruth - Sunday and Wednesday nights the focus is on God the Father. Regardless if the sermon series is book based or theme based one thing is constant, a biblical passage provides the foundation and structure for my...
When The Service Goes All Wrong
I hate it when things go wrong. I really hate it when the Sunday morning service goes wrong. Two Sundays ago CFWBC had one of those services. Heading into the service everything looked great! We started out with two baptisms, followed by a video of a recent mission trip to Haiti and an interview with...
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Muslims, and the “Son of God”
For an overview of whether or not Jesus’ sonship should be kept clear in Bible translation’s for Muslims see Collin Hansen’s Christianity Today article.
Barth on Prayer
This morning I reflected on one of my favorite passages by Karl Barth. Barth was a brilliant pastor-theologian. His writing and teaching hacked away at the diseased liberalism that captivated the Christianity of his youth. Like many brilliant people, Barth was brilliantly wrong about some important things. However, this morning as I contemplated two upcoming...
The Father and Our Atonement
Having to be precise in what you mean by the word “God” is a benefit of living in a pluralistic society. Today Christ followers must make sure people understand they do not mean the same thing as Hindu’s, Deists, or Muslims when they speak about “God.” I am thankful to be living in an age where believers must...
Reflections on the D6 NEXT Conference
Reflections from the D6 NEXT Conference 8. Matt Markins and the Randall House team know how to put on a conference. The level of professionalism was outstanding. 7. David Platt reminds me of an OT prophet – not that I’ve personally met any OT prophets. When RH launched into the Faith at Home movement, I...
The Holy Spirit: Is That Like Magic Whiskey?
What do you desire your walk with Christ to look like? If you’re a pastor, what type of corporate journey do you think God wants to see in your local church? One thing I desire is to have a personal and communal faith that follows the guiding of the Holy Spirit with Christ-like sensitivity. To help my...
Trouble at UNC
Homosexual sex, the issue that refuses to go away; an issue where competing views of Scripture, legal rights, communal responsibility and individual freedom collide head-on. The current controversy surrounding a UNC Christian a capella group’s decision to ask a member who publicly embraced homosexuality to leave the group has created major waves in the Chapel Hill area. ...
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