Poverty or Glory?

James 1:9″But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;”
Humble Circumstances in this verse could mean quite a few different things, however when we see that it is the opposite of the rich person in the next verse we understand that James is talking about the poor brother. This saint, who [...]

Real Christian Music

The question of Christian music is one that has followed the church for quite some time. With every different genre of music having its own section calling itself Christian we are left with the question: “what is Christian music?” Music has been used as a tool to convey a message as long as it has [...]

Camp in Four Questions

I have just returned from my sabbatical (taking the youth group to camp), and as I write this posting I am pondering the impact that it will have on the youth. There is one thing that is for certain as a group we grew closer together. We shared in many memorable moments, not the least [...]

Good-bye

Well this will be my last posting for a week. My church has been kind enough to grant me a week long sabbatical. Just as Piper’s sabbatical to write “The Justification of God” changed his ministry forever I hope that this week will be profitable for me. At this point I should make one note; [...]

Casual Friday

We have made it Friday. That is something to celebrate, and so I have decided that on my blog we are going to celebrate Friday the way millions of people all across the U.S. do; we are going to observe casual Friday.

Today my wife and I will be celebrating our six month anniversary. Its not [...]

The Third Rail: Iraq

I spoke with a young man this week about his future, what he wanted to do after high school. He said to me that: “I would join the army if I knew I would go to Afghanistan instead of Iraq.” I was a little surprised, but I took the bait and inquired further. He very [...]

Dennis

With Emily spinning out in the Atlantic we are left with very little time to reflect on Dennis. Here in Central Florida there was very little to be worried about. No hurricane hits Cuba like Dennis did and makes it into Tampa Bay. But with friends, and loved ones sitting in the “cone” of projection [...]