There are a lot of great things happening at Oak Park. One of those great things is our weekly investment in the Jeffersonville High School Football Team. Several years ago a friend of mine named Chris Morgan, who works with FCA of Louisville, approached me and wanted to know if we would be willing to…
Martin Luther said, “There is no more lovely, friendly or charming relationship, communion or company, than a good marriage.” That being said, how well do you know your wife? Consider the following questions: Do you know what she is worried about today? Do you know her greatest concern for herself? For you? For your children?…
In an earlier post I mentioned that our elder’s are reading through Paul David Tripp’s book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change and the wisdom he brings to the reader is unbelievably important. Briefly, I wanted to share some truths he submit to the reader…
Currently, our elder’s are reading through Paul David Tripp’s book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in need of Change Helping people in Need of Change and its proven to be a great reminder of some fundamental truths of how we minister to people. Here are some principles he shares about “why do people do…
This is reposted from Dr. Kellemen’s website. I found it to be an encouraging and insightful post. Enjoy! 5 Reasons It’s Past Time to End the Stereotypes about Biblical Counseling I received an email recently sharing that a counseling professor at an Evangelical seminary said that a certain biblical counselor was “dangerous.” It wasn’t a…
D.A. Carson: God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our rebellion, our alienation from God, which, despite his forbearance, attracts his implacable wrath. But God, precisely because love is of the very essence of his character, takes the initiative and prepared…
Ron Edmondson has two posts he wrote awhile ago that are concise in biblically explaining what forgiveness is and it is not. Here are 7 things forgiveness IS NOT: Forgetting – When you forgive someone your memory isn’t suddenly wiped clean of the offense. I know God could do that, but it seems that would be…
Brad Hambrick has a video-blog answering that very question. It’s a helpful video in discerning the difference between the two.
I just finished Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert’s book Preach: Theology Meets Practice and overall I enjoyed the book. Their book is not intended to be a work encompassing all the finer points of what preaching is, constructing a sermon or delivering a sermon, etc. Rather, it’s a glimpse into their habits of preparation, how they…
Bob Kellemen of the Biblical Counseling Coalition “Biblical counseling is Christ-centered, church-based, comprehensive, compassionate, and culturally-informed personal ministry that depends upon the Holy Spirit to relate God’s inspired truth about people, problems, and solutions to human suffering (through sustaining and healing) and sin (through reconciling and guiding) to equip people to exalt and enjoy God…
Theology Along the Way 