On New Year’s Eve, my wife and I attended the Wednesday night Bible study and prayer meeting at Grace Baptist Church. There were very few people there that evening so the handful of youth and adults came together to view a video presentation of Louie Giglio’s How Great is Our God. It was a wonderful [...]
I read this article today by C. J. Mahaney. I must say it has given me good reason to do some reflection upon my own “busyness.” Lazy? Not me. I’m busy. Up early, up late. My schedule is filled from beginning to end. I love what I do and I love getting stuff done. I [...]
The greatest need in the church today is the gospel. The gospel is not only news for a perishing world, it is the message that forms, sustains, and animates the church. Apart from the gospel, the church has nothing to say–that is, nothing to say that cannot be said by some other human agency. The [...]
The apostle Paul has a vision for our minds: “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil. 4:8). May the Lord of all beauty purify your minds so [...]
I’m not a preacher, just a lay person. It was not long ago, however, that I completed a basic lay speaking course and shortly after that had the honor and privilege to deliver God’s word to God’s people at two small churches. While I believe I did a credible job of delivering God’s word, if [...]
What’s the Gospel? What’s the gospel? I’ll put it in a sentence. The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy. That’s the gospel. You [...]
Today is the day that Crossway releases the ESV Study Bible. Everything that I’ve read about this new English Standard Version Study Bible has been every positive. I have my order in with amazon.com already. The goal and vision of the ESV Study Bible is, first and foremost, to honor the Lord—in terms of the [...]
I recently came across this term, humble orthodoxy, on the New Attitude website. The following description from that website resonates with me. What do you think? What is humble orthodoxy? Humble orthodoxy is a commitment to believe, live, and represent biblical truth with humility. BelieveWe believe that God has revealed Himself in Scripture and that [...]