Not being as busy for a season this past spring and summer was very spiritually fruitful for me. ย God taught me things I could have learned in no other way. ย There is something about waiting,...
Last night at our Wednesday night gathering I illustrated a point by reading Bob Kauflin’s testimony on pp. 22-25 of his helpful book Worship Matters.ย Its a story I have been reflecting on for several...
Had a great morning with students yesterday doing cleaning and trimming work at a nearby park, then playing Octaball (which is an amazing game we play, sort of like dodgeball but in a giant Octagon),...
Things going great here in Sierra Madre.ย The first week has been a blur.ย I’ve met lots of wonderful people and gotten pretty immersed in what my life will be like here.ย We feel so...
In the midst of our busy packing up and moving, I haven’t had the chance to announce this on my blog yet, but Esther and I are moving to Sierra Madre, California, where I will...
When we were in Rehoboth I read Martin Luther’s Concerning Christian Liberty as part of my study on justification.ย As I read I kept noticing two themes: First, it is justifying faith apart from works...
Today I was reading Paul’s farewell speech to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20, and was comforted by Paul’s statement in verse 24 that “I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I...
This is short and simple, but man – something to think about every single time you preach: “No man can bear witness to Christ and to himself at the same time.ย No man can give...
According to my understanding of classic reformed theology, justification consists of two aspects, one negative and one positive.ย Negatively, justification consists in the forgiveness of our sins and canceling of our guilt before God: ”...
