Uncategorized Remember Jesus: A Meditation on 2 Timothy 2:8 4 Dec 20094 Dec 2009 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel. (2 Timothy 2:8) This is Paul’s last letter. He is in prison and preparing…
A Martin Luther Christmas A Martin Luther Christmas: Christmas and the World 1 Dec 200921 Dec 2009 In honor of the holiday season I am beginning a new series of posts which will be highlights of Martin Luther's Christmas sermons. Being both a fan of Christmas and…
Uncategorized The Danger of Worship, Part III: Worship As Sanctification 1 Dec 20094 Dec 2009 The fundamenatl question of the Christian life has to be, "how can I be more like Jesus?" It's a simple question, but one that we struggle so much with to…
Uncategorized The Danger of Worship, Part II: We Become Like What We Worship 24 Nov 2009 Worship transforms us. What's particularly amazing about how worship transforms us, however, is that we become like what we worship. That is to say, we take on the likeness and…
Uncategorized The Danger of Worship, Part I: Introduction 23 Nov 200924 Nov 2009 I was captivated recently by the reality of how dangerous and transforming worship is. When worship is of the right things we are dramatically changed for the better. When worship…
Uncategorized Communities of Grace, part 4 20 Nov 200920 Nov 2009 Grace is usually easier to see from a far than is ungrace, which can be subtle until you are in the midst of it, but there are some specific trends that…
Uncategorized Communities of Grace, Part 3 19 Nov 2009 Since they are so prevalent I thought it important to contemplate what it is that leads a church to become a community of ungrace. I can't imagine any church starting…
Uncategorized Communities of Grace, Part 2 30 Oct 2009 If Communities of Grace are those which not only teach the gospel but live it out, I should say very clearly that the opposite is equally as true. Communities of…
Uncategorized Communities of Grace 29 Oct 2009 It never ceases to amaze me how many churches there are that talk freely and honestly about the grace of God, yet at the same time create an environment that…
Uncategorized What I Learned At Catalyst 10 Oct 2009 The Catalyst Conference in Atlanta is not the typical kind of conference I am use to: Incredibly professionally produced, extremely artistic in nature, cultually engaging, and leadership focused. The music…
