Do You Look Like Your Name?
My 7-year-old son, Haydn, asked me a good question the other day. He asked, “Mom, how do parents know what to name their kids?” At first I thought it was cute that he didn’t realize it is completely our choice,…
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The Necessity of Affliction
Scripture teaches us that afflictions and trials are a necessary part of the Christian Pilgrimage. In his letter to the Philippians, Paul encourages believers to stand firm for the Lord, reminding them, ‘For unto you it is given in the…
The Sufficiency of Christ
All your church attendance, all your religious activities, your Sunday school attendance medals, your journals, having a “quiet time,” reading the Scriptures—it’s all in vain if you don’t have Christ. We are saved, sanctified, and sustained by what Jesus did…
Are Christians Too Political?
From “An Open Letter to Young, ‘Post-Partisan’ Evangelicals”: As we fight the culture war, we’re going to make mistakes, we’re not going to agree with each other, and sometimes I still get deeply frustrated at my own side. But I…
How to keep church discipline from seeming weird…
Great post from Jared Wilson: As God has built his church, his church leaders have not always kept up with what makes a church a church. So even to mention the idea of a church disciplining its members strikes tenderhearted…
The bald leading the bald
Last week I went to the local chicken shop. It’s not the premier brand of chicken shopand is run by some of the most unhygienic men in the UK. The owners, however, are very friendly and they were very excited…
Book Review:
Loving Well, William P. Smith (New Growth Press, 2012) I walked into the church library unsure about what book I was going to read next. Being the librarian, I’m well aware of what’s been recently added. I’ve been trying to…
Sunday’s Sermon
On Sunday I preached part 18 in our current series in Philippians. It is entitled “Restful Striving” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
When Satan comes to church
The famous Welsh preacher, Christmas Evans, once vividly described what he imagined Satan would look like if he came to church: The way in which a man hears the Gospel is an index to the state of his heart and…