A disheartening funeral…

Earlier today I attended a funeral of the grandfather of one of the members in the church where I pastor.  His grandfather was a committed Jehovah’s Witness; if however, there was any confusion about whether or not he actually believed the Jehovah Witness faith, the person giving the “talk” shared of his recent baptism, which, according to them,…

“The Briefing” by Dr. Mohler

is a fantastic resource that covers major headline news Monday – Friday.  I’ve started making this a part of my daily routine.  There are many days where I have utterly no idea what’s going on in the world today due to different responsibilities or deadlines that are before me.  Dr. Mohler’s “The Briefing” is a…

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…

Sexual Detoxification – Part 1

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. …