As weddings go, this one is off the beaten path. When I conduct a ceremony for kids just out of college, for example, there are many things that I want to say to them, and about them, and for them. They have a lot to learn, and they have the privilege of learning it all …
Idaho and the Abyss
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3). Our Father and God, we come before You now in the name of Jesus, in order to intercede on behalf of the state of ...
No Condemnation
Introduction: As we mark and celebrate the great work of the Spirit that we call the Protestant Reformation, we need to be mindful of remembering two things. The first is that we must recall the gospel ...
Athletics and Christian Community #10
Introduction: We have now come to the conclusion of this series of messages on athletics and the Christian community. A number of you have commented to me that the areas where application can be made ...
Athletics and Christian Community #9
Introduction: Suppose that some families, new to the area, were getting acquainted over a meal. They had all recently moved here, and so the husbands were explaining what they do, and how they make ...
Athletics and Christian Community #8
Introduction: According to the ancients, anger is a brief madness. This is certainly true if we are talking about carnal anger, about the anger of man. This kind of anger is akin to an eruption, and ...
Athletics and Christian Community #7
Introduction: God created mankind with a thirst for glory. We do not fulfil our creational purpose apart from glory. The very definition of sin is to fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). Because ...
Athletics and Christian Community #6
Introduction: Learning to be a Christian athlete involves more than simply being a Christian and also being an athlete. What we are after is for those two words (and worlds) to intersect, such that ...
Who Needs Whom?
The first letter in this series can be found here. Tyler, Well, that was a really interesting report. I have to say that you have had yourself a couple of weeks. As anticipated, you did have ...
Loving the Standard
Introduction: When it comes to parenting, our parental responsibility does not consist in getting young people to grit their teeth and conform to the standard. The task before us is to bring up our children in such a way as to love the standard. This is not possible to do with externally driven rules. It …




