Today marks the 488th anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg igniting the Reformation. So what is there to celebrate about that?
It was through the Reformation that the doctrine of justification by faith alone, grace alone, through Christ alone was recovered in the [...]
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Happy Reformation Day
Catching Up
Thank you to everyone who prayed for me yesterday as I took a day to pray and plan. Most of all I needed to just be with Christ. It was kind of like catching up in some ways. With all the busyness of life it had been awhile since I’ve been able to get away [...]
What is Motivating You?
I am taking Pauline Epistles at Reformed Theological Seminary and tonight we are covering 2 Corinthians. Everytime I read this book something grips me afresh.
Tonight it was Paul’s words:
“For the love of Christ controls us…” (2 Cor 5:14)
Is that Christ’s love for us or our love for Him? Well, it could be both, and rightly, [...]
Holy Arousal
“Let us arouse ourselves to the sternest fidelity, labouring to win souls as much as if it all depended wholly upon ourselves, while we fall back, in faith, upon the glorious fact that everything rests with the eternal God.” - C.H. Spurgeon
I love Spurgeon. He’s a great model of a Calvinist who often looked and [...]
A Sweet Union
A good marriage is the union of two forgivers.
- Ruth Graham
Dear Church: Be Missional
Another word on the purpose of this blog. My desire is to “stir up†those affections for Christ that lead to those affections for others (ala Heb 10:25). That is central to what it means to be missional – to be with Christ and then to go with Christ in reaching and loving others.
It [...]
The Pride of Comparison
I received this email this morning from a good friend who is going through big time affliction. I think it captures so well the battle that many of us face when it comes to ministry, and life in general for that matter – namely, the temptation to compare ourselves with others.
“As Jesus was talking [...]
David Grisman and Church Leadership
Last night I had the privilege of seeing the David Grisman Quintet play at the McGlohon Theater with a good brother of mine who first introduced me to DAWG music (thank you for the sweet birthday present!). It was worshipful! That’s something that at one point in my Christian life I would not have thought [...]
