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I am a Christian, husband, father, church member, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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Our Problem is God (And So Is Our Solution)
Game Changers is an occasional blog series where I share a passage from a book that God used to greatly change my thinking about Him and His Word. I share them in hopes they would bless you like they did … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Pagan vs. Biblical Propitiation. “Propitiation” is one of those five-syllable theological words that tend to break up polite parties. But it’s also a word that’s well worth the work of understanding, because whether we know it or not, all of us … Continue reading
The Most Moving Prayer on the Cross I Know Of
I have yet to find a more moving prayer on the cross of Jesus Christ than this one. May the Lord open your eyes all the wider to see how His loves shines at Calvary. Note: For those of you who … Continue reading
Adoption: Our Highest Blessing (In Honor of Baby Eli)
My wife and I are blessed with, what it seems, the best kind of friends God has to offer. I could speak for days about the gratefulness I have for the friends Christ has gifted to my wife and I. … Continue reading
My Wife’s Favorite Rap Song
You may not know this, but my wife loves rap music. Not the superficial, materialistic, and vain rap music, but rap that makes God’s Word come alive and communicates it with power. Her favorite rapper is Shai Linne. Every time … Continue reading
We Lepers…
“So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” John 1:14 John Ortberg: Father Damien was a … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Love is Not Open-Mindedness. A needed reminder. “As it’s been said, the opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. Love gets angry when the good of it’s beloved is threatened.” Perfect Love Requires Perfect Hate. “My last resistance to the idea … Continue reading
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When to Die on a Hill & When to Take a Walk
Ever have trouble thinking through how important certain theological truths are in relation to others? As Christian, we understand that all truth is important, but not all truth is equally important. For example, believing Jesus is God is far more … Continue reading
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The Quackery
Recently, I came across something in Charles Hodge’s biography that made me stop and think: At the christening of Andover Seminary in 1808, Timothy Dwight spoke of how Americans, “insisted that their property…be managed by skillful agents, their judicial causes … Continue reading
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A Baptismal Pledge
Matthew Henry is one of my heroes. He lived a faithful life as a pastor who wanted nothing more than for his people to be overjoyed by what they had in Christ and he worked tirelessly to shepherd them in … Continue reading
