“There is far too little discrimination in the selection of men who are to preach, and many men find their way into the preacher’s office who discover only too late that it is not their place”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, pp. 45-46
Not to Mention the Second Battle of Ai
“Trevor had taken the line that the Hebrew midwives were onto a good thing in lying to Pharaoh, that Rahab had done right by sending the pursuers galloping off in exactly the wrong direction, and that David was not offending against charity by pretending to be insane, much to the exasperation of Achish”
Ecochondriacs, p. 73
Letters Help Us Communicate, While It Is Still Legal to Do So
Letter to the Editor: Re: Free speech, you say that Christian principles "will eventually show up in the law, but will not be implement through the law." So are you envisioning a law against ...
In Other Words, What is the Point?
“The first thing for you to do is to see clearly what you are going to preach for, what you mean to try to save men from”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 42
He Who Says A May Predict B
“Once you learn the discipline of worldview thinking, Trevor had concluded, other people think you are psychic”
Ecochondriacs, p. 72
Free Speech in a Christian Theocracy
Introduction: One of the reasons why the question of free speech in a hypothetical Christian republic is such an interesting topic is because it brings together all kinds of issues, and presents them ...
Audio Reading of Post
The Holy Spirit and a Sound Mind/Pentecost 2021
Sermon Video Introduction: One of the common mistakes that Christians make as they think about the Holy Spirit—who was poured out upon the Church at Pentecost—is the mistake of depersonalizing ...
Not the Rock, But the Sea
This last week our church community was shocked by a tragic death, and it is at times like these that we must always remember to turn to God for solace and comfort. But we do not turn to Him as though He were a bystander together with us, grieved and shocked the same way we …
Layers of Partaking
When we partake of the bread and wine together as we are about to do, we are doing much more than partaking of just the bread and wine—even though physical eating and drinking is mysterious enough. In addition to the bread and wine, there are also other glorious things displayed. There is a true and …
Mixed With Faith
At the very beginning of the creation, the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the deep, over the face of the waters. Here, in the new day of the new creation, He is doing the same thing, yet again, hovering over the water. We are not superstitious and we do not trust in …