Discipleship… Love and Leadership 17 Aug 2012 It is not possible to lead the way God wants unless we are loving the people we are leading. The leadership given by Paul and the rest of the Apostles…
Discipleship… Growing Up and Moving Out 5 Aug 20125 Aug 2012 The Great Commandment tells us what the godly life looks like; a life of love for God and a love for our neighbor. Everything Scripture teaches leads back to these…
Discipleship… Five Things Parents Can Do To Make Home A Place Of Spiritual Nurturing. 21 Jul 201221 Jul 2012 I have been spending a lot of time in Ephesians lately—especially on chapters 5-6 where Paul is talking about the relationship between family and the Church. The Bible teaches that…
Family… 3 Great Quotes from Martin Luther on Marriage 10 Jul 201210 Jul 2012 As I was preparing my sermon for last Sunday I came across these quotes from Martin Luther in Draper's book of Quotations. Luther was not only a great theologian, he…
Discipleship… Lost in Translation 2 Jul 20122 Jan 2014 A few years back I heard this story at a conference: A school superintendent told his assistant superintendent the following: "Next Thursday morning at 10:30, Halley's Comet will appear over…
Discipleship… More Reflections on Fatherhood from my Sabbatical 27 Jun 201227 Jun 2012 In 1 Corinthians 4:15-17, Paul urged the Corinthians to be imitators of him. He gave this reason why they should imitate him: he was their father in the gospel. Even…
Discipleship… WWJD? (What Would Jonathan Edwards Do?) 24 Jun 2012 This past week I was down at Yale for the annual summer course on Jonathan Edwards. You can imagine that some of the people in attendance would be pastors from…
Discipleship… Edwards on Home, Church, and Fatherhood 4 Jun 20124 Jun 2012 During my sabbatical I was concentrating on 2 different but related projects. The first was a study of the relationship between being a father in the home, and a father…
Parenthood… Always On 2 Mar 20123 Jun 2012 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself…
Discipleship… The Back Door 8 Jun 201121 Aug 2012 I have a young friend in college who has had the desire to go on a short-term mission trip this summer. She wanted to work in an orphanage or school…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 