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…
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…
Interesting fake ad by Salvo magazine.
Listen to him tell his conversion story. I thought this was an interesting background on the author of whose book I’m currently reading through. It’s a really well-done video and something I’ve often thought about doing at Oak Park; that is cataloguing people’s conversion stories via video.
Mathew 13:24-50 Believe judgment is coming Parable of the wheat and the weeds (tares) and dragnet – both are dealing with same truth Explanation – a man sows some seed in a field. He along with his servants are sleeping, and while sleeping an enemy comes in and sows weeds among the wheat. The wheat…
This is an interesting article, which shares some interesting statistics concerning teens that regularly eat dinner with their family. Enjoy.
