Church… The Lord’s Supper is for Sinners 9 Aug 20179 Aug 2017 There is something special about a good meal. It's not just eating, it's enjoying time around a table with others and with quality food. A meal can be a special…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 2) 9 May 201310 May 2013 Legalism is a soul-deadening misrepresentation of Christianity! My wife and I lived for years in a community that was plagued by dysfunctional Christianity, where the perception of most preachers and…
Counseling… The Power of the Gospel for Real Change: Reflections on the Process of Sanctification from Colossians 2:20-3:5 (Part 1) 2 May 20133 May 2013 How do people change? There are a myriad of ideas about what change looks like, and lots of proposed solutions are offered to what ails us. But as a Christian…
The Gospel Slaves to Christ 28 Feb 20131 Mar 2013 You are free; but you are not free. There's an important qualifier that needs to accompany all discussions of a Christian's freedom in Christ, namely his slavery to Christ. You…
Atonement… Redeemed from Slavery 21 Feb 201322 Feb 2013 The term "redemption" means "the release of people, animals, or property from bondage through outside help" (The New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, 716). In the Biblical purview one particular historical event informs…
The Gospel Slaves to Sin 14 Feb 201315 Feb 2013 "Long my imprisoned spirit lay, fast bound in sin and nature’s night," so wrote the hymn writer Charles Wesley. Wesley understood very clearly what the Scriptures say about man's natural…
Books… Freedom Through The Gospel: A Review of “Closing The Window” by Tim Chester 10 Sep 201211 Sep 2012 Far too many Christians simply don't believe the Gospel is practical. It's something you believe once to become a Christian, but then you move on past it to get into…
Discipleship… The Gospel and Justice for the Poor 26 Jun 201227 Jun 2012 The degree to wich you help and care for the poor reveals the degree to which you understand the gospel. That may be hard for some of us to accept,…
The Gospel Not the Gospel: Love 10 May 201211 May 2012 I am walking a thin line with this post, and I know it. At one level to say that the gospel is not about love is to make a bold…
The Gospel Not the Gospel: Prosperity 9 May 201210 May 2012 Many TV preachers, reflecting a common emphasis in modern evangelicalism generally, are settling for "mud pies" because they "cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at…
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