You cannot correct the wrong doctrines of your heroes or admit when they’re wrong. “The Scriptures alone” is a mantra you don’t heed. After all, you cannot “bite the hand that feeds.” Correcting other celebrity Christians in your theological camp will hurt your celebrity status.   In blogdom, writing, and pastoral ministry in general, there is... Continue Reading

A pastor’s wife should be welcoming to new people while avoiding naivety. Romans gives an example of this. In Romans 15:7, Paul instructs us to “welcome one another as Christ welcomed you.” A chapter later (Romans 16: 17, 18), he is warning “to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles.” According to... Continue Reading

Those whose every answer to worldliness is “preach the gospel again” or “think more about your justification,” are preaching “one size fits all” answers to complex spiritual problems. People are diverse. Different people at different times need encouragement or rebuke, reassurance or warning. Any attempts to eclipse the fullness of the biblical revelation must be... Continue Reading

Christians need the ministry of the Word as the Bible is read before the congregation such that God’s people—young and old, rich and poor, married and unmarried, sick and well—hear it together. The sermon is to consist of the exposition of the Word of God, powerfully and faithfully read, explained, and applied. It is not... Continue Reading

Thank God for Medicare!  I paid into the system all of my working years and at 65 years of age it was there for me.  Yes indeed, it may go bankrupt (and yes indeed, it is not the responsibility of the state), but I leave that in the hands of God.   It’s inexpensive compared to... Continue Reading

In little more than a year, First Lieutenant Lorance was tried and sentenced to prison. Swift justice to be sure, but why then did it take four years to try and convict Nidal Malik Hasan, who fatally shot 13 and wounded more than 30 during his 2009 rampage at Ft Hood Texas? The irony of... Continue Reading

For example, it is often (mis)believed that when black students are in schools that are predominantly black they do not perform as well because of the “segregation.” Though it has been demonstrated that there is no such correlation, many white progressives seem to believe that the presence of white people is somehow a cosmic advantage for blacks.... Continue Reading

To run life’s race, we must have the power of God. In our weakness, God’s power is perfected. The very divine power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is available to us for living the Christian life. This supernatural strength energizes us to run life’s race. By His grace, we are raised to walk... Continue Reading

Miscarriage, it so happens, is nothing like a freak skiing accident. It touches many more women than we realize. I think that if we girls and women and boys and men grew up with a more open sharing of the grief of miscarriage, then the loss, when it happens, would not seem quite so alienating.... Continue Reading

Engage not yourselves too forwardly or eagerly in disputes, nor at any time without necessity. And when necessity calls you, set an extraordinary watch upon your passions. Though disputing is lawful, and sometimes necessary to defend the truth, yet it is seldom the way of doing good to those whom you dispute with.   For... Continue Reading