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I am a Christian, husband, father, pastor, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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For Those That Don’t Feel Connected at Church
Have you been attending your church without ever connecting with others in a significant way? Does your fellowship at church consist of no more than a few small conversations on a Sunday followed by a week of no contact? If so, … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church membership, church service, erik raymond, fellowship, local church, love
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Three Powerful Ways to Pastor Your Children
Two days ago I spoke of three bad strategies I see parents take in shepherding their children. Today, I’d like to talk about three simple, but powerful, ways I have seen parents work to shepherd their children. As with most of life’s best practices, … Continue reading
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Tagged bruce ware, children, kids, love, parenting, parents, pastor, shepherd
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What Our Marriage is Built Upon
Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated our four-year wedding anniversary. For us that has marked 12 years knowing each other, 10 years dating, and 4 years marriage. Each year with her is a gift of which I am growing increasingly … Continue reading
If Only We Were Like the Early Church…
Here is a statement I believe all will agree with: The church is filled with folks with all kinds of shortcomings, sins, foibles, quirks, and weaknesses. Any objections? I didn’t think so. Now, when I say that about the church … Continue reading
Disobedience is Obedience
As I have recently said, I just finished another summer camp for our middle school ministry. The camp’s teaching was centered on the theme of the True God and idols. The camp was called, One God: The True God Among … Continue reading
God Above, Against, and With Us
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 In commenting on this verse, Matthew Henry offers this little treasure: Behold, in this, the deepest mystery, and the … Continue reading
The Most Important Word in the Universe
Some years ago, in a faculty devotional at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Dr. Murray Harris proposed this line of thinking: What is the most important Book in the universe? The Bible. Which book within the Bible is the most important? … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Start Preparing to Defend Marriage Within the Church. “Now that people like Matthew Vines are setting out to persuade Christians that God does not oppose same-sex marriage, it’s more important than ever that we think about how marriage fits into the … Continue reading
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Tagged father, fatherhood, gay, gay wedding, homosexuality, love, obedience, transgender
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The Saturday Post(s)
Give Them Bread. What if obeying Jesus greatly hurts our relationships with those we love? “Pledging our hearts to heaven, we will not look back to Egypt or Sodom, trusting that true mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters are those who follow Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged augustine, cross, homosexuality, jared wilson, love, pastor, prayer, rebel, sin, tim keller
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Hell Proves the Love of God
Hell is a teaching that many people are avoid of for many very different reasons. Some people are afraid to speak or even think of such suffering. Others are fearful of what others may think of us if we speak honestly about … Continue reading
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