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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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Four Kinds of Sermons: Against, Without, Above, From
I’ve spent years thinking about preaching. First, as a listener at church. Later, as a pastor, the guy doing the preaching. Now, I teach it to new ministry students at Biola University, or at least I try. One thing I … Continue reading
Hell’s Cheerleaders (Or, the Unlove of Unconditional Affirmation)
Following Jesus involves a lot of intentional learning and a lot of intentional unlearning. Believers need their thoughts, feelings, and actions continually renewed by the life-giving truth of God’s Word and freed from the soul-destroying untruths of the world that … Continue reading
Courage, Dear Heart
I feel scared, a lot. As a teacher, I have begun many semesters thinking, “What am I getting myself into? What if I fail?” I have driven to many meetings feeling like an ulcer was forming in my stomach because … Continue reading
Screwtape Lives in Your Pocket
Robert Ordway retrieves an ancient danger in a modern device. C. S. Lewis published The Screwtape Letters in 1942, during World War II, when men faced extreme adversity and hard times. The fictional book is about a senior demon, Screwtape, … Continue reading
Love in the Right Order
Jesus gave us the golden rule: do to others as you would have them do to you. In love, that sounds like, “Love others the way you want to be loved.” Good rule. I think we sometimes misread it, though. … Continue reading
Is Your Life Built to Sink?
The Titanic was, by every measure available to human engineering, a triumph. Naval architects and shipbuilding journals called her practically unsinkable. She carried the finest materials, the most advanced construction techniques of her age, and a master crew that knew … Continue reading
God Wants More for You Than You Do
I once heard Billy Graham tell a story I haven’t been able to forget. A young man was about to graduate from college. For months he had been eyeing a beautiful sports car at a nearby dealership. He knew his … Continue reading
Beautiful Coffins
Some coffins are quite beautiful. Polished mahogany, brass fittings, silk lining, with flowers as the finishing touch. Craftsmen spend careers perfecting them. But nice coffins don’t fool anyone. However fine the box, we all know what’s inside and none of … Continue reading
Knowing Whose You Are
In the children’s book, “Are You My Mother?” a baby bird hatches while his mother is away from the nest. Having never seen her, he sets off to find her. He comes across a kitten and sincerely asks, “Are you … Continue reading
The Last Page of Narnia
C.S. Lewis ends The Last Battle the way only he could: by making death sound like waking up. If you have never read the Chronicles of Narnia, here is what you need to know. Seven children, across seven books, have … Continue reading
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