Last summer I met with some folks from Bible Study Tools to answer a few questions related to some biblical books and themes. Their goal is to compile a large number of brief videos that will provide simple, succinct insights into Bible related subjects. I think it is a…
Dan Sardinas is a friend, fellow pastor and church planter in my city. His little girl, Brianna was riding a school bus when a drunk driver crashed into it this week, sending her to the hospital for treatment. By God’s grace, she was not injured seriously and, also by…
Last week John Piper preached in a chapel service at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His text was 2 Timothy 4:9-22 and he spoke on the difficulties of Christian ministry and the sufficiency of Christ. It is one of the most moving sermons I have heard in a long…
Today is the 467th anniversary of Martin Luther’s death. To celebrate, Deep Roots Library is giving away 7 of his most popular books to download for Kindle, ePub, or PDF. Here’s a list of the books: • Christian Liberty • First Principles • Good Works • Larger Catechism • …
Exactly 101 years ago President William Taft signed a bill making Arizona the 48th state to be accepted into the union of these United States of America, thus completing the borders of the contiguous portion of the nation. It was also the birthday of the first woman I ever…
In November of last year a local news station ran a special report on a new online community that is passionate about building stronger and safer neighborhoods. Nextdoor.com is a private social network that is designed to help you and your neighbors build an online community. It is completely…
Some people teach that children are not accountable for their sins until they reach a certain age. The thinking seems to be that until they reach that age, they are spiritually safe and not in need of a savior. John, who is only 3, in the video below makes…
In a previous post I made the argument that the Ten Commandments did not begin at Mt. Sinai. Today I want to go on to demonstrate that neither did they end at Mt. Calvary. Just as the Ten Commandments were not the revelation of a new standard of righteousness…
Steve McCoy has some excellent advice for parents of young children in his recent blog post. He’s put together twenty practical pieces of advice that are wise, biblical and, to this grandfather, seem spot on! Some of his counsel may sound familiar: • Believe that kids are a blessing • Teach…
Since the beginning of my ministry as a pastor I have been committed to preaching the Bible expositionally. The main way that I do that is by working through books in the Bible verse-by-verse. Recently, in my exposition of Exodus, I have come to chapter 20, which contains the…