The Sovereignty of God in our Suffering
When we think about suffering, we are prone to think about how bad it feels, to become inward focused, to ask “Why me?”. When we actually experience suffering, we flesh out the values that we really...
View ArticleGod Of Victory
Since I was 14 music has played a key role in my life. I never really made it into the musician world due to lack of rhythm and/or coordination, but I have always loved how music can make or break …...
View ArticleEphesians 2:1-3
I apologize for it taking so long to post this. This blog is going to be fairly academic in nature, and I was trying to find a way to communicate the appropriate emotion behind it so that it wouldn’t...
View ArticleChristianity: Not For The Faint-Hearted
Starting a new job is tough. It doesn’t matter what you do or who you work for, the transition is hard. The work itself may not be the problem. Maybe it’s finding the best route to work to avoid...
View ArticleThe Message Is the Medium
An excerpt from The Gospel Coalition: The medium is the message. This is the idea Neil Postman popularized 25 years ago when he dropped his literary bombshell, Amusing Ourselves to Death. Obviously we...
View ArticleWho Can Take the Lord’s Supper?: My Response
This is a response to Dr. Russell Moore’s latest blog post, entitled “Who Can Take the Lord’s Supper?” I did post my response as a comment on his blog, but felt that this is important enough an issue...
View ArticleEphesians 2:4-7
So we ended the last blog saying that we are hopeless in and of ourselves, but there is hope. How does that work? How do we who are hopeless in and of ourselves still have hope? The only way that …...
View ArticleEphesians 2:8-10
We ended the last post affirming that God was the active agent in our salvation and that our salvation was primarily for His glory and then our joy in Him. Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV [8] For by grace you...
View ArticleCliff Notes Gospel
I know I’ve done a more in depth look at this part of Ephesians, but I feel that some of the core principles may have gotten lost in the intricacies of the text. So, here ya go. Ephesians 2 (1-2a, …...
View ArticleEphesians 2:11-22
As we continue this series, it’s important to remember where we left off. In the last post, we ended saying that The proper understanding of the gospel should drive us to deep, deep humility and...
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