No one fully understands God’s providence. Though we believe it and trust it, we simply don’t “get” it. Our finite minds are just that—finite—and our understanding limited. Anyone who says they do is lying to you. Still, just because we don’t “get” it doesn’t give … Read More
Losing Your Temper … for Good!
In thinking over many moments, events, and relationships, if I were to have to select one of the most life-changing things to occur, I would have to say it was the deep character change God brought about in me in 1999 when he graciously revealed … Read More
A Passion Week Playlist
In past messages I’ve shared that one of the ways I “preach the Gospel to myself” is through a set of songs that focus on the cross. In fact, on a few Sundays I’ve even risked singing a few of them with you with simply … Read More
Do We Really Need More Leaders?
One of the fundamental tenants I’ve lived by for 30+ years in ministry is this: leaders make all the difference. I’ve heard it and said it in a myriad of ways, such as, “We don’t need more followers, we need more leaders,” “Quit following anybody … Read More
Was David and Jonathan’s “Love” Homosexual?
One of the most beautifully stirring pictures of biblical friendship in the Bible is the one between David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18-20). Yet many often wonder, due to certain words and phrases, if their love was actually a homosexual relationship. Though I addressed this … Read More
The Four Words That Fit the Antitype
Every true type has an antitype. And King David’s is King Jesus. To showcase one of the ways this is seen, consider the four words that describe David in 1 Samuel 17 (mentioned in the previous post): Sensitivity, authority, community, and glory. These very words … Read More
Four Words That Shape and Show A Heart After God’s
King David was identified, by God himself, as a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 16:7). In 1 Samuel 17 we see what this precisely means—David had a heart that hallowed God’s name above his own name. Consequently, he felled the blasphemous Goliath who … Read More
Typology 101
As mentioned in this morning’s message, here is a helpful article that will give you a basic overview of typology, plus how it helps us avoid allegory and moralism.