Our church is hosting a Men’s Conference October 10-12 with Dr. Rick Holland from Grace Community Church in CA. The conference is free and men can sign up here. We will also host a Pastor’s Forum (lunch provided) with Rick that same Friday. If you would like to attend, please let me know as as [...]
Archive for September, 2008
24 Sep
Excellent New Book on Marriage
If you’re like me, you often find yourself putting your marriage on cruise control. In recent weeks, God has used a really helpful book to break me out of my comfort zone and challenge me to be a godly husband to my wife. That book is Tying the Knot Tighter by Martha Peace and John [...]
19 Sep
What Do Paedobaptists and Pre-tribulationalists Have in Common?
More than you might think. In a stunning new development which may prove embarrassing to theologians in both camps, a recent report claims that paedobaptists and pre-tribulational dispensationalists often use the same form of argumentation for their respective positions. Co-authored by Rich Ryan and Chris Pixley of Expository Thoughts, this report claims that rather than [...]
18 Sep
Revelation Commentaries
Over the past month I have written 5 sermons from the Book of Revelation. In a “perfect week” I have time to read all the commentaries i own on the particular passage I’m preaching on (after i have done my exegesis, word study work, etc). Here is the priority order I’ve given these resource books if [...]
17 Sep
New worship CD review
I have recently enjoyed listening to a new worship album so much that i wanted to bring it to our readers attention. Patrick and Amy Fata helped lead the praise and worship time at my former home church in Indiana and they have just released another CD. The CD is entitled “EXALTED LORD.” Eight out the [...]
11 Sep
Understanding Dispensationalism
If you want to understand clearly the core distinctives of dispensationalism, I have the perfect book for you—Dispensationalism: Essential Beliefs and Common Myths by Michael J. Vlach (Theological Studies Press, 2008). Regardless of where you land on the spectrum of continuity vs. discontinuity—and regardless of whether you consider yourself a dispensationalist, a covenant theologian, or [...]
8 Sep
Revelation 20 Made Too Simple
One of the key disagreements between amillennialism and premillennialism is whether the thousand years of Revelation 20:1-6 is present or future. According to the amillennial interpretation, this thousand-year period is the present age which extends from the first coming of Christ to His second coming. In contrast, premillennialism teaches that the thousand years of Revelation [...]
8 Sep
Biden on Abortion
In an interview yesterday on “Meet the Press,” Roman Catholic Joseph Biden said this about the abortion issue: “I’m prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at the moment of conception. But that is my judgment. For me to impose that judgment on everyone else who is equally and maybe even [...]
7 Sep
God’s Priorities for Your Prayer Life
Do you ever wonder what kinds of priorities should be reflected in your prayers? Jesus Himself tells us in Matthew 6:9-13 where He exhorts us to pray for: 1. The Manifestation of Divine Glory (9) 2. The Coming of God’s Kingdom (10) 3. The Provision of Physical Needs (11) 4. The Cleansing of Daily [...]
4 Sep
Baptism in Acts 2:38 (Part 4)
Consequently, was baptism necessary for the Jews to be saved in Acts 2:38? Yes and no. Yes, in that it was a necessary expression of faith in response to the gospel, and no, in that the physical act itself had no saving power. A helpful analogy is found in Romans 10:9–10. In this passage, [...]
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