Another good word by Dr. Denny Burk…

concerning the once-again false prediction of Harold Camping.  Thanks. Dr. Burk for your insight and humility regarding this event and we as Christians should not be ignorant, but also not “sit” in the seat of scoffers.  You can read the post here.

Piper’s concluding thoughts from his book “Think.”

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…

God’s providential hand…

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…

Worship Pastor thoughts…

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,…

Theologically vacuous?

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…

What is sin?

The following notes are taken from Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears’ book “Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe.” Eight aspects of sin that the Old Testament teaches us: Sin in the OT is 1st a relational breach – Gen 2-3 where because of their sin our 1st parents are separated from God and one another; they…