The title of this post is a subheading from John Piper’s book Finally Alive (for a PDF version of this book click here). I’m about 3/4 of the way through the book and it’s very apparent that Piper has deepened my understanding of the new birth, as well as exposed my ignorance of it. Why the new birth? …
This past Wednesday I taught our Discovering Oak Park Class, which is a class for those who are (1) interested in understanding what it means to be a member at Oak Park, (2) those who need to attend the class for the purposes of completing their membership or those (3) who have questions about what it means to…
As I’m preparing to meet with the men from Oak Park Baptist this Wednesday morning at 6:30 for the next 8 weeks this video-interview with Mark Driscoll is yet another helpful and insightful reminder that the Church needs men, particularly young men to step up and lead with conviction, competency and courage. Remember, Driscoll tends to be…
This is a good word from Dr. Moore on whether or not its ethical for pastors to opt out of Social Security. I’ve had many conversations about this issue and have godly pastor friends of mine who fall on both sides of the issue. Dr. Moore’s post is very helpful.
Good article on Tebow ad and what really came of it.
I finished reading a book called “Counsel from the Cross – Connecting Broken People to the love of Christ” by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Dennis E. Johnson several months ago and wanted to repost some comments from a post I made months ago. If you haven’t read the book you should – it’s remarkably insightful and gospel-saturated. I…
30 seconds isn’t a whole lot of time to capture the full-story of Tim-Tebow. Here it is.
This is a great post by Joshua Harris on reading goals, which is actually a summary of a blog-post by a guy named Trevin Wax. I did not start to enjoy reading until late my junior year at The University of Kentucky and since that year God has given me an insatiable appetite for reading. In…
Many of you have probably heard about this video or watched it BUT I wish I had known about it several weeks ago when I preached on the Sanctify of Life. The video captures the story of an amazing couple and an even more amazing boy. Be ready to be challenged by their committment to life,…
and on Monday I always make it a habit of reviewing the service in its entirety, including the sermon – ouch! For anyone who has a low self-esteem you may not want to do this because hearing yourself is not always pretty. That being said, listed below is my brief, brief outline of what I preached:…
Theology Along the Way 