Books… Best Books of 2017 26 Dec 2017 Here are my favorite books from 2017: 1. Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications by Michael Emlet Christians have tended towards one of two extremes as…
music My Christmas Playlist (Part 3) 23 Dec 2017 Enjoy the final weekend before Christmas with some of these choice musical selections. Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Big Bad VooDoo Daddy Run, Run, Rudolph by Chuck Berry…
Christmas Joy to the World: Christmas Worship (Part 3) 21 Dec 2017 The New Creation and the virgin birth are tied together. We don’t often think of the return of Christ at Christmas – that’s largely because we often think of doctrines…
music My Christmas Playlist (Part 2) 14 Dec 201714 Dec 2017 Continuing my list of a great Christmas sounds, here is part two of my Xmas playlist. It's got a good blend of sounds and styles to spice up your holiday…
Christmas Joy to the World: Christmas Worship (Part 2) 13 Dec 201713 Dec 2017 Christmas invites us to worship God for our redemption. Now, you might say that’s something that Christians sing about all the time, and we even have a whole holiday dedicated…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: The Gift of Discernment 12 Dec 201712 Dec 2017 All Christians are called to "test the spirits to see whether they are of God" (1 John 4:1), and yet Paul speaks of a distinct gift of spiritual discernment in…
Books A Review of “In the Aftermath” by Pamela Gannon and Beverly Moore 11 Dec 2017 Moving from theology to life is difficult. All of us know something of the gap between what we say we believe and the way we live, and complex suffering tends…
music My Christmas Playlist (Part 1) 8 Dec 2017 I adore Christmas music, but I am also aware that during the holiday season you are basically going to hear the same dozen songs over and over and over. So,…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be To God: The Ministry of Others 7 Dec 2017 Participation in the family of God is about mutual ministry for the sake of the gospel. We serve and we are served. Over the years I have come to appreciate…
Christmas Joy to the World: The Worship of Christmas (Part 1) 6 Dec 201712 Dec 2017 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and they shall call his name Immanuel" (Matt. 1:23). It is interesting to think about the value of Christmas gifts that I received…