Induction at Point Free Church
Last night I was inducted as minister of Point Free Church. Some information on the church is available on the church website here. Online sermons will be available here.
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Timely Words
“The outside observer sees us as staggering from gimmick to gimmick and stunt to stunt like so many drunks in a fog, not knowing at all where we are or which way we should be going. Preaching is hazy; heads…
Life and Ministry in a Broken-Down World
Sometimes you just have one of those days. Other times you have one of those weeks, or months, or years when it becomes painfully obvious that we are living in a world that is deeply broken. This is not just…
Blog 163: 3.25.4 – 3.25.6
Yesterday I didn’t get to 3.25.3. That’s likely for the best, since that section is closely connected with today’s reading. In his discussion of hope springing from the final resurrection, Calvin turns to the bodily resurrection. This is a cardinal…
New Commentary on Isaiah and Calvin on the Psalms
My colleague and teacher of Old Testament, Prof John L Mackay, has now had the second volume of his new commentary on Isaiah published. Details on the Evangelical Press website here. It is every bit as comprehensive and as helpful…
Fall Reading
Here are a few books being released in the fall that I am looking forward to cracking in to… Dual Citizens by Jason Stellman Deep Church by Jim Belcher The Gospel-Driven Life by Michael Horton Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller
God’s Sovereignty, the weather, and holy fear
On Wednesday August 19th there was an interesting confluence of events in Minneapolis. Seemingly out of the blue a tornado struck the Minneapolis Convention Center damaging the roof. Also, the Central Lutheran Church across the street from the convention center…
Blog 162: 3.25.1 – 3.25.3
With this new chapter, Calvin moves from the discussion of election to the final resurrection. As he explains, citing Peter, the issue of the resurrection is “the outcome of our faith” (1 Peter 1:8-9; 3.25.1). In discussing election, God’s bringing…
In Their Own Words
The following is a representative sampling of what the prosperity false teachers actually teach: Paul Crouch, speaking to Kenneth Copeland, said: “Somebody said–I don’t know who said it–but they claim that you Faith teachers declare that we are gods. You’re…
Preaching Greed
Great post from Al Mohler on the false gospel of the prosperity preachers: “God knows where the money is, and he knows how to get the money to you.” That was the message of Gloria Copeland as she was speaking…