Celebrating Advent

This morning our church family began observing the season of Advent and this evening my family did as well.  This was not a customary part of my evangelical protestant upbringing, but its been truly refreshing (so far) and is causing me to be more anticipatory about Christmas than perhaps any other time in my adult [...]

A good reminder this election year

Proverbs 16:33-Go vote and then rest in God.  He’s bigger than the ballot box and His plans are still being carried out.
Philippians 3:20-Keep a proper prospective on things.  No political candidate or world government will ever “save” you.  If you profess Jesus as Lord, you’ve already acknowledged this.

Who’s the “bread-winner” in your home?

I have had several conversations over the past few years with men who, because of circumstances or choice, have decided to stay home (with kids) while their wives went to work and earned a paycheck.  The reasoning was normally something like, “Well, we can’t afford for her not to work and she’s getting paid more [...]

Carson on the Gospel and acts of mercy

Granted that we ought to be engaged in acts of mercy, what safeguards can be set in place so as to minimize the risk that the deeds of mercy will finally swamp the proclamation of the gospel and the passionate desire to see men and women reconciled to God by faith in Christ Jesus and [...]

I’m not like that…

Last week at the Acts29 Network Pastor’s Retreat, Gary Ricucci lead a “men-only” session on being godly husbands and how to love your wife.  He started by saying that his intent was not to take us to the “wood shed,” though perhaps that’s what we actually need every so often.  Gary reminded all of us [...]