News of intentional attacks against non-Muslims in Pakistan on Easter Sunday and reports growing of the number of worshipers dead continues to climb leaves a mind of a follower of…
The Church
Recognizing True and False Teachers
Last night, March 20, at Eastside Baptist I gave some biblical guidelines related to the duty of the church to make proper judgment on recognizing true and false teachers/preachers. The…
Don’t Get Me Wrong – I’ve Said Dumb Things Too (updated)
Watch this before reading any further: updated 3/3/2016 (7:51 pm mtn. time) Andy Stanley responds on Twitter to his comments: “The negative reaction to the clip from last weekend’s message…
O the Sound of God’s People
There are common things I hear from my preaching friends about the gathered saints on the Lord’s Day. For me… I especially like the sound of children among the people;…
Have We Forgotten how to Blush?
“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done? They certainly were not ashamed, And they did not know how to blush; Therefore they shall fall among those who…
The Problem is Not Only Legalized Sodomite-Marriages
There is not shortage of places or people weighing in on the legalization of same-sex marriages. Crimes against nature are no small matter, and now it is legal and celebrated. But…
A Good Day to Be the Church
This week in Columbus, OH: Bold resolutions proposed and accepted by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention. They are kind of lengthy at times but insightful and helpful. If you…
Living in John Bunyan’s “Vanity Fair”
It is the allegorical ancient town of Vanity Fair that John Bunyan describes an atmosphere where “jugglings, cheats, games, plays, fools, apes, knaves, rogues, and that of all sorts,” were…
Definitions Are Important
Because my office number is forwarded to my mobile phone I get the normal telemarketer calls that come to the church office even when I’m away from my office. This…
the Claptrap
My Twitter account had some activity this past week from a church consulting group. (In most of the Twitter world activity is no big deal, but for a guy like…