Does Calvinism Make Any Difference?
Too often we let theology become more important in our lives than the person to whom our theology is pointing, so let's examine Calvinism in this light.
Romans – a Reformation Day Summary
Our church has been going through the book of Romans on Sunday morning. I can think of no better way to celebrate Reformation Day than to post a summary of the book of Romans.
You Are in the Family
Opener We desperately want our children to obey. But we don’t want obedience out of fear of rejection from the family? No! We want obedience because our children are in the family. Yet many of us obey God out of…
The Relational God Back Story: Part 2 – Writing and Publishing
Introduction Writing and publishing a book has consumed the last two years of my life. Last weekend I started to pack up the remnants of that project. The book (and writing in general) will always define a small part of…
Meaningful Friendship – Companions for the Journey
Proverbs – Week 7 (Friendship) “Life is short and its finite and it plays for keeps” as Jeffrey Kluger says in his TED talk on siblings. We need our brothers and sisters in Christ for this journey we call life.…
Motivation for Work from Proverbs
Proverbs – Week 6 (Work) What does Proverbs have to say about work? Funny thing. As this post was coming up, I was so busy with work I had very little time to prep. But even in my lack of preparation, the…
Money – Financial Wisdom from Proverbs
Proverbs – Week 5 (Money) I had the privilege of teaching through some of the themes in Proverbs this summer. Over a course of seven weeks, I will summarize what I learned and post it here. In true Proverbs fashion,…
Managing Household – Wisdom for Parenting from Proverbs
Proverbs – Week 4 (Parenting) I had the privilege of teaching through some of the themes in Proverbs this summer. Over a course of six weeks, I will summarize what I learned and post it here. In true Proverbs fashion, I…
Marriage – Wisdom for Faithfulness from Proverbs
Proverbs – Week 3 (Marriage) I had the privilege of teaching through some of the themes in Proverbs this summer. Over a course of seven weeks, I will summarize what I learned and post it here. In true Proverbs fashion,…