A church that loves their pastors will enable their leaders to serve them with joy which is far better for the life of the pastor, his family, and the entire church as a whole. Not only has the church honored me well, but they have loved me and befriended me. My closest relationships are within... Continue Reading

The Word sums up all things that belong to him, in himself, being the eschatological human, the new Adam. Why might he do this? Well, because is good. But also because he foresaw human sin. So that which he created, he saves. He liberates them from the enemy, Satan and Death. But at the heart, he—in himself—unites... Continue Reading

“The church is less than 25 years old, and I’ve been here for fifteen of those years.  Bring me up to speed and share why you’re doing this.” Refusing, he restated that “it’s complicated and you don’t understand the history.” Eventually, I learned all the “history,” and discovered that, as suspected, it was not complicated. ... Continue Reading

In the press release, the church said that “on Monday more than 235 people from across the denomination spent two hours online exploring ways they can awaken to structural racism, one of three focus areas in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Matthew 25 invitation.”   The official Twitter account of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is posting... Continue Reading

What about the pastor’s preaching? Should it be funny? Is the pastor to be looking for the ultra-relevant sermon style in order to connect with his modern audience? Is it his job to entertain people—causing them to leave feeling good each week as they have been presented with a helpful moralistic speech filled with relevant... Continue Reading

Since Christians believe we live in an ordered universe that was designed and created by an Intelligent Being, it only follows that we should examine all of life for meaning. The Examined Life, however, is not popular amongst many modern Christians.    “The unexamined life is not worth living”, said Socrates. Socrates was teaching the need... Continue Reading

Cultural Christianity filled with false converts is better than total secularism because total secularism is demonic. There is actually no such thing as secularism. It is a myth. Religious people cannot be secular, and we are all religious people, like it or not. It’s not a matter of religion versus non-religious. It’s a matter of... Continue Reading

My dear fellow Christian, please come back to church. Do it for your own sake and the sake of your fellow church members. The awkwardness of public-gatherings, COVID edition, may make those gatherings feel less meaningful, but they aren’t. Regardless of how it feels, if you are gathering with the body of Christ to sing... Continue Reading

As we go in our pursuit of Christlikeness, part of that journey or race is to disciple those God gives us to disciple wherever He places us. Discipleship is not simply getting converts. It is taking people who believe, baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy... Continue Reading

Jesus could’ve chosen a world with phones that recorded his every word or cameras that reviewed his actions when they come under question. That way, when false accusations came (Mark 14:53-56), He could’ve easily refuted the claims.But Jesus chose the inconvenient world instead. And He ended up on the cross as a result. An inconvenient... Continue Reading