Recently I’ve been burdened about my own lack of intentionality with regards to being a good neighbor. My family and I just moved from one house in Jeffersonville to another and I was reflecting on how little I knew of my neighbors. Sure, I could tell you their names (Tom, Nancy, Mary, George, Nieda, Kenny,…
I’m about to finish Paul David Tripp’s book Dangerous Calling and his chapter on self-glory alone is worth buying the book. Regarding self-glory he says, “Perhaps in ministry there is no more potent intoxicant than the praise of men, and there is no more dangerous form of drunkenness than to be drunk with your own…
Several weeks ago I finished reading Andreas Kostenberger and David Jones’ book God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation. It was insightful and informative on many accounts. One account was their interaction with Proverbs 22:6 which reads, “train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will…
Today a letter was read to our “Marriage and Family” seminar that was unbelievably heavy and served as a gracious warning to men who pride themselves on being busy, driven, assertive, etc. It was written by a seminary student several years ago who attended Southern Seminary. The article appears in the 2011 edition of the…
Read this article by Dr. Wayne Mack on the Anatomy of an Affair.
Almost seven years ago I heard Dr. Chad Brand from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary say that he had read the Bible through something like thirty times. I was amazed, challenged, encouraged, and motivated. At that time I had been in ministry about three years and I’m ashamed to say at that time I had…
Chris Brauns in Unpacking Forgiveness: biblical answers for complex questions and deep wounds is helpful in defining this so often grossly misunderstood truth. He defines forgiveness as “a commitment by the one true God to pardon graciously those who repent and believe so that they are reconciled…
Several weeks ago I preached a message from Hebrews 5:11-14; a text I chose because I believe it reflected several truths that I wanted to convey to my own heart, as well as the hearts of the hearers at Oak Park. One such truth is that it is the will of God that we grow…
In preparation for a class on “Marriage and Family” in January I’m reading several books, one of which is the “Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace. One chapter speaks to a wife’s fight against anxiety or fear and it goes without saying but Martha’s words need not be relegated to women exclusively; men struggle with fear…
Because sometimes you just need to “rip” someone else’s words because they’re just that profound; one such word is this blog post from a guy named Ben Reed. I don’t know the guy but I came across his post this past week as I was reading through some blogs I subscribe to. You can read…
Theology Along the Way 