In finishing Piper’s book “Think” several weeks ago I wanted to share some brief thoughts about the book. I haven’t read Piper in a while and to be quite honest, he’s not the typical Christian author; he writes with a level of insight and wisdom that necessitated me to many times go back and reread…
Here is the link to joining the Christian Alliance for Orphans and how you can pray for the orphans in Haiti.
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Over the course of the next couple weeks I’m going to summarize Challies’ newest book “Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn.” Here is a brief summary and some additional thoughts on the first two chapters. Reality In the first chapter Challies spends some time prefacing the purpose and audience of his book. …
I’ve only been blogging for a little over a year and one of the commitments I made to myself and to my blogging endeavor (whatever that means) was to point men to biblical resources that will help them in their personal fight against pornography. Hence, the reason for this post. Tim Challies is his new book Sexual Detox:…
Over the last several weeks I’ve been discussing God’s providence with several members at Oak Park, as well as reflecting on this truth in my own life. One tool that God has used to open my eyes is question 27 of the Heidelberg Catechism, which asks, “What do you understand by the providence of God?” The…
Great rendition of a truly wonderful song.
A short, interesting little piece by Justin Taylor on Luther and marriage.
This post will simply serve as a cataloguing of some thoughts I’ve been thinking about for the last several weeks concerning the role and responsibility of a Worship Pastor. Oak Park Baptist, the church where I have the privilege of pastoring, has just begun a search for a Worship Pastor. In preparation for the process,…
I’ve been reading through Michael Horton’s Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church, which is the prequel to his The Gospel-Centered Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World and have found it very challenging. I’m not going to write a whole lot in this post other than share some statements Horton…
Theology Along the Way 