The Ordinary Rock Star
Back in the day, I owned a pretty awesome coffee caf?? in downtown Frederick, MD. We had all kinds of cool stuff going on, but one thing that really drew in a crowd was the live entertainment. And Andy Carrigan was…
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Treading Through the Tenets: Of Metaphysics and Marriage
Tenet 6: Those who are and remain in Adam suppress the truth that they know. Those who are in Christ, see that truth for what it is. This month we look at the man-ward side of God’s natural revelation, which…
Treading Through the Tenets: Of Metaphysics and Marriage
Tenet 6: Those who are and remain in Adam suppress the truth that they know. Those who are in Christ, see that truth for what it is. This month we look at the man-ward side of God’s natural revelation, which…
Blindness and the Church: Image, Reality, and Appropriate Behavior
“People see me all the time And they just can’t remember how to act. Their minds are filled with big ideas, Images, and distorted facts.” …
Before you get to church on Sunday morning….
I’m trying to take a fast from buying books. I have an ever growing pile of books to read, the tyranny of the new book has meant I’ve neglected older ones. So far I’ve managed two and a half months…
Make Yourself a Dang Quesadilla
This photo from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is a work of art. It truly captures the adolescent culture that we have been perpetuating. All it needs is a cell phone somewhere stuck to the overgrown kid. And I emphasize the word we because…
Sunday Worship: What’s On My Bookshelves
Sunday worship is a sensitive issue. Advocates of the regulative and normative principles of worship each have a lens through which they look to subscribe to certain principles about worship. Which is right? Years ago I began reading on the…
Time heals all wounds?
There seems to be a common misconception among believers, at least in my growing experience as a Christian and as a pastor. It is a misconception that I have seen and felt from various directions. It shows itself among husbands…
Much needed clarity on sanctification
On Wednesday of General Assembly, the Gospel Reformation Network sponsored a luncheon with Derek Thomas as the featured speaker. His subject was sanctification. It is an address that is desperately needed in the church today. As recent months have proven,…
Clergy Killers
Back in April of 2012 an article entitled “Silent Clergy Killers” ran in the Huffington Post. I would encourage you to take time to read it. “Clergy Killers” is also the title of a book by G. Lloyd Rediger. That book…