Pornography and drugs?

As a Pastor who deals with the issue of pornography and its effects all the time concerning friends and people within the body of Christ, I want  to continually keep this issue before the Church.  As I blog and write about this issue I’m certain that people will say, “aha, that guy is a secret porno addict.”  Truth-be-told,…

Dug Down Deep Video

I’m looking forward to taking the men of our church through Joshua Harris’ newest book “Dug Down Deep – Unearthing What I Believe and Why it Matters.”  Here is the video.

Getting at the heart…

That’s a line from Paul David Tripp’s book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands – People in Need of Change, Helping People in Need of Change.  And I wanted to share a couple of comments he makes concerning the question which serves as the title for this entry.  This is what he has to say concerning…

II Timothy 4:1-4 “What do we really need?”

Context of II Timothy is the imminent retirement of the apostle Paul and his sometimes reticent protégé Timothy.   Paul says in 4:6 that “I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure” – he knows he’s close to death and he wants to make sure to…