Acts of the Apostles (26): Sermon Video Introduction: As we continue to work our way through the book of Acts, we are not going to spend very much time on the retelling of the Cornelius story ...
The Primitive Gospel
Dried Walnut Hearts
“I ask that Christ would now live in our mouths,
Inhabiting our hearts, and dwell in our lives.
I ask You to break up our little dried walnut hearts
And sweep up the pieces to throw them away.”
21 Prayers, p. 98
Christian Guardrails
“In order for genuine liberty to be extend to non-Christians, it is essential that non-Christians not be allowed to define genuine liberty. The blind should not lead the blind, as someone once taught us . . . If Jesus is Lord, the liberty of those who don’t believe in Him are far more secure than the liberties of everybody in the hands of a Caesar who answers to no one above him.”
Book of the Month/April 2025
If you are a word geek, as I am afraid that I am, you like to read books written by word geeks. This happened to me again recently, and I thought I should tell you about it. This book is by John McWhorter, a professor at Columbia, and is called Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue. As …
Seems That Way
Why Not a Wise Christian?
“There are often occasions for many to trot out that apocryphal Luther quote about preferring to be governed by a wise Turk than a foolish Christian. Right, but what if you get a foolish Turk?”
Which Maketh No Sense
“Secularism is the idea that it is possible for a society to function as a coherent unit without reference to God. It is the idea that a culture can operate on the basis of a metaphysical and religious agnosticism. It is the idea that we can understand what human rights are without knowing what a human being actually is.”
Mere Christendom, p. 3
Straight Up Declared
“Great Father in Heaven, I ask You this morning,
For Your gospel declared, straight up declared,
And that Your people would hear and receive it
As the true gospel, straight into their hearts.”
21 Prayers, p. 97
Dad’s Band . . . Tomorrow Night
In what has become something of a tradition here in Moscow, tomorrow night will see yet another Dad’s Band concert. The evening is filled with covers from the classic rock era, and and there will be lots of fun for the whole family, and harmonic loudness. This is where I would usually embed the promo …
Content Cluster Muster [04-03-25]
I Meant to Do That: What Could Go Wrong?: A Song I Really Like for Some Reason: Quote from the Archives: For Additional Emphasis“The previous three pastors had been there for about a year and a half each, and the last of the three had been the kind of fellow who typed long doctrinal screeds …