
(In)dependence and Prayer
My wife will tell you that I am a fairly independent guy. If I am assigned a task, I normally attempt to accomplish it without requesting help. Of course there are times when I know I need assistance, but if…

My wife will tell you that I am a fairly independent guy. If I am assigned a task, I normally attempt to accomplish it without requesting help. Of course there are times when I know I need assistance, but if…

Today I realized what one of my main aims is in every blog post—to get you, the reader, to stay with me more than ten seconds and actually focus your attention on one thing. It occurred to me as I…

One week from this Sunday I will begin preaching a series through Acts. I’m looking forward to it. The preparation has been rewarding as it is every time the opportunity comes to study and outline a book of the Bible.…

The good folks at 9Marks have dedicated the most recent issue of the 9Marks Journal to the prosperity gospel. There are some really helpful articles and book reviews in this issue. It would be wonderful to toss this particular heresy…

Pastor Randy Nabors, in a blog dated January 3, 2014, provided a list of possible reasons why churches do not pursue being cross-cultural. Some of the reasons may shock you. Others may be obvious. Some you may have never considered.…

I knew Putin was a tough guy. Otherwise he wouldn’t be constantly sending out all those shirtless pictures of himself fishing, riding a horse, washing his car, etc. But now he has gone too far. For the very manly leader…

The latest edition of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit has been posted. In this episode we discuss the role of Christians in the public square, specifically as it relates to abortion.

For those who might be in the vicinity of Bulkington in the UK (not far from Coventry and Leicester), I hope to be at Bulkington Congregational Church this coming Monday (Mon 03 Feb) at 7.30pm for the first of this…

The latest MoS is up. This week we look at the issue of politics, public moral issues and how the church should respond to such matters. While we agree that the church has to holds certain positions on certain issues,…

The latest MoS is up. This week we look at the issue of politics, public moral issues and how the church should respond to such matters. While we agree that the church has to holds certain positions on certain issues,…