Preaching w/ Passion

I think that every preacher - if they were being honest - would have to admit that they wish they could do this every once and a while:  
If this is not my favorite YouTube video ever, it is definitely in my top 5.

A Few More Thoughts On Scripture

Last week I posted a few of my own thoughts on the theme of the Bible.  Earlier this week I found a quote from Walt Kaiser on this same subject that I think is quite helpful.
Kaiser described what he called the “canonical center” of the Bible in this way:
It is God’s word of blessing [...]

Sec 310 Row Q Seat 9

Last Saturday night I decided that I was going to ditch the books and go catch one last ball game with my brother before the season ends.  The trip could have doubled for a roller coaster ride.  We went and got chili dogs and fries, but the Red Sox were blowing out the Rays.  Things were getting a little [...]

Some Thoughts on Scripture

This week I have been preparing to teach on the topic of Scripture. I have been working hard to try and capsulize some key thoughts in a simple, but comprehensive way.  I have done this by formulating two one sentence summaries of the Bible. I find that simplifying things down can  help me to organize my thoughts.  [...]

Blessed, or Invincible (continued)

On Monday I posted about the danger of feeling invincible because of God’s provision.  I want to follow up on that post by briefly talking about how then Christians should make decisions. The fact that so many people within the church feel as if they can do anything and the Lord will provide exactly what they want demonstrates how important it [...]

Jude 24-25: To God be the Glory (pt. 2)

II. God must be glorified through Jesus.
a. God is glorified in the Gospel
In addition to being glorified through His saving work, Jude tells us that God is glorified through Jesus Christ. God created all things for His own glory. He even allowed sin so that He could be glorified through the Gospel. [...]

Blessed, or Invincible

I was out getting a cup of coffee the other morning and I began to think about all the ways that God has provided for my family over the last couple of years.  There have been several occasioins when we had to make decisions with financial implications and simply trust that the Lord would ultimately provide for our [...]