Nothing New “Under the Covers”

It’s the same old story told again and again: Success, stardom, then smallville. Hero to zero in 60 months or less. It’s exactly what happened to Samson, and its echo is louder than ever in the current saga of John Edwards (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/us/26edwards.html?_r=1&partne…). I was commenting … Read More

We’re Done with Leviticus, But Not With Holiness

One pastor I enjoy listening to weekly is Kevin DeYoung out of Lansing, MI (University Reforrmed Church). He’s a thought-provoking, theologically-sound teacher of the Word. So when he wrote recently about “The Hole in our Holiness” (http://www.sermoncentral.com/Articles/Article_PrintFriendly.asp?Art…),  my ears perked up, especially since we’ve been … Read More

Both/And, Not Either/Or

I have read/heard a number of good reviews about Steve Wright’s book on youth ministry, ReThink, and after just this brief paragraph from him, I can see why: “Both the church and its student ministries have biblically assigned purposes: namely, exaltation (celebrate), edification (grow), and evangelism … Read More

An Old Song, Good Friends, and Sweet Memories

Allow me a moment to reminisce, okay? I ran across an old cassette tape the other day while rummaging through some boxes, and it turned out to be 10 “lost” songs from the acapella high school quartet in which I sing back in the early 80’s. … Read More

Way to Go, Dr. Mo!

As a former youth pastor and current parent of four, I whole-heartedly agree with this post by one of my favorite speakers, Dr. Al Mohler. http://www.albertmohler.com/2010/12/08/the-dangerous-worlds-of-analog-parents-with-digital-teens/

What it Means to ‘Welcome One Another’

We all have our own ideas of what it means to be welcoming, and usually it centers around physical hospitality. However, Paul takes “welcoming” several feet deeper in Romans 15 and shows us it has further implications than we might expect. The command to “welcome … Read More

An10omy

Romans 9 and 10 are two chapters that are equally true. They belong together (with Romans 11 I might add as their capstone), and teach the twin doctrines of God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. It is unwise to choose between them, or, worse yet, water … Read More