An Open Letter to Husbands who Abuse Their Wives
If you harm your wife physically, sexually, emotionally, or materially, Jesus stands against you
“There is no place among the followers of Jesus for violence or harsh words, for sexual manipulation, for financial leverage or for making threats. Blaming tiredness or stress, or alcohol and drugs doesn’t cut it. These things are symptoms of a deeper issue in your heart.” Author’s note: If you are in an abusive... Continue Reading
5 Vacation Goals For A Leader
What is the purpose of vacation? What are the goals you have for vacation?
“Vacation should allow us time to restore relationships to maximum health. With God. With family. With ourself. The busyness of life can strain relationships. Vacation gives you the opportunity to pause and get back to optimum health with the most important relationships in our life.” I will never forget a sobering question I received... Continue Reading
The Aesthetics of Worship
Why do we sing in church, in our living room, at a concert, etc.?
“Is there (or should there be) a palpable difference between the aesthetics of worship and other opportunities for singing together? Does the context of a coffee house, campfire, concert hall, stadium, living room, or sanctuary change our expectations and practice of making music?” In my last post, I set out a series of questions–including... Continue Reading
Marriage Will Cost You
When you think of the cost of marriage, what comes to mind?
“They say marriage teaches you more about selflessness than you ever wanted to know. I have definitely found that phrase to be true in my relationship with my husband. Because at the heart of it, real love is all about sacrifice. About the giving of yourself, in ways big and small.” Did you ever... Continue Reading
5 Mistakes Most Preachers Make
Many preachers haven’t wrestled past complexity to get to simplicity or even clarity
“What you do before a Sunday morning ever begins, for the most part, determines what happens on a Sunday morning. Chances are you’ve struggled through the mistakes below. I have. And what’s hard for preachers is that we always make our mistakes in public.” So maybe you’re a preacher, or you listen to preachers... Continue Reading
Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John: The Prologue
"For the knowledge of God is the door by which we enter into the enjoyment of all blessings."
This saving knowledge, received by faith, is very different than being saved by mere knowledge. For Calvin (consistent with the Wisdom School), the divine Wisdom is a rich and comprehensive wisdom. The divine Wisdom is filled with every blessing, with power and vitality, and with all the holiness and righteousness for which we hunger and... Continue Reading
Savannah River Presbytery Approves Transferring George Robertson to the EPC
The action to transfer Dr. Robertson to the EPC was approved at a Savannah River Presbytery meeting on July 15, 2017.
The SRP action came after debate on whether to approve Dr. Robertson’s request to be transferred to the PCA’s Covenant Presbytery, which would allow him to retain his membership in the PCA while serving as pastor of an EPC congregation… After a time of debate on whether to transfer Dr. Robertson to Covenant Presbytery, a... Continue Reading
Passion for Equality
The owner of a Colorado cake shop declined to design and bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple saying that baking such a cake would violate his religious convictions.
Tocqueville believed, in Patrick Deneen’s words, that democracies inevitably seek to do away with “any apparent differences” among people—“material, social, or personal.” No distinctions are to be tolerated. In fact, Tocqueville wrote that democratic societies have an inevitable tendency toward pantheism, since, in the end, even a distinction between Creator and created becomes intolerable. At the... Continue Reading
5 Consequences Leaders Face for Not Resting
Struggling to rest is a weakness, and one that we should recognize in our lives and help those we lead recognize in theirs.
Wise leaders don’t affirm people who brag about being workaholics or brag about never resting. Wise leaders know that a leader who fails to rest is a leader who fails to lead effectively. If you don’t rest, you won’t lead effectively. If you don’t lead your team to rest, they won’t lead as effectively as... Continue Reading
There is a Better Way to Experience Sexuality, and Christian Parents Need to Be Talking About It
Decision by decision, the kids of America learn again and again: there are plenty of wrong ways to experience sexuality.
We have to teach our kids the truth here. We can’t avoid these conversations because we feel awkward. We can’t ignore these issues because we’re convinced our kids “would never do that.” We can’t go on pretending that we’re living in the 80s and 90s. Those days are way over, and, parents, the advice that... Continue Reading