Blowing Off Steam
These last few years have stirred up a lot of raw emotion. The Medical Pandemic, the Social Pandemonium, and the Political Partisanship have given rise …
Stop Trying So Hard to Be a Good Christian, Just Be One!
American Christianity is more cultural than biblical. This is not news for many of us, but it needs to be said until we come to …
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Genius Prayers
There are three sermons any pastor can preach that will exponentially increase the guilt level of the congregation he serves. Messages on effective prayer, sacrificial …
Perfect Peace
“Do you really have to gripe as much as you do!?” I joined the 7:00 AM Men’s Zoom Group Tuesday morning and they were reading …
Leaving My Worry Chair Behind
When my wife and I started our life together, we had a wing-backed turquoise chair in our living room. It was vintage modern furniture from the …
The Hard Problem of Morality
It is not unusual for Americans to engage in debate. We are a people given to disagreement and dispute, and we rarely keep our opinions …
The Failure of Secularism
What do the Syrian refugee crisis, the Ukraine-Russian War, and Khartoum in flames all have in common? Each, in its way, proves the lie of …
Why, What, or Who
In the third chapter of Exodus when Moses first encounters God we read – “I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why …
Reform v. Revival
Josiah was the last of the good kings of Judah. He was sandwiched between the wickedest king and a succession of rulers who seemed ambitious …
Fist-Shakers
Job found himself stripped of his wealth, family, and health, but the one thing the devil could not strip from him was his self-righteousness. Only …