Personal Books That Shaped My Faith: “The End For Which God Created The World” by Jonathan Edwards 26 Aug 2015 The first time I heard the name "Jonathan Edwards" was at a conference. I was a young guy in college and my mentor and pastor-at-the-time had encouraged me to attend…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: God’s Wide Compassion (Leviticus 1) 25 Aug 2015 God's grace is amazingly wide. We are often prone to think of His grace in much the same way we think of our own compassion and care. Our love for…
Books A Review of “Schaeffer on the Christina Life” by William Edgar 24 Aug 2015 I have long had a dream of visiting L’Abri, the mission project of Francis and Edith Schaeffer in the Swiss Alps. It was a work, driven both by an earnest…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 22 Aug 2015 Here's this week's collection of interesting articles from around the web: 1. "An Accidental Feminist?" by Carl Trueman This is an unfortunate title, because it's not really true nor relevant…
Uncategorized Next Week 21 Aug 2015 Don't miss these blog posts and more next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A Review of Schaeffer on the Christian Life by William Edgar I am captivated by Schaeffer's…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: How Do I Love My Gay Child? 20 Aug 201520 Aug 2015 One does not have to be a parent to sense the love and heartache behind this question, but of course being a parent certainly adds a depth to the emotion.…
Personal Books that Shaped My Faith: “Here I Stand” by Roland Bainton 19 Aug 2015 Few people from history have been as fascinating to me as the courageous and outlandish German monk turned Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther. I am sure that I knew his name…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: The Blood of Bulls and Goats, Part 2 18 Aug 2015 "And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven." This is the recurring phrase of Leviticus 4. Atonement for the individual, forgiveness of sins, these are…
Books A Review of “Beauty” by Roger Scruton 17 Aug 2015 How should we think about beauty? Most of us do think about it, if not overtly no less frequently. Beauty is a common feature of our existence and a common…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 15 Aug 2015 Here's a collection of interesting blogs and articles from around the web. There are some good selections in this list, check it out: 1."For Years I Pleaded with God to…