National Church Planting Conference Sermons Available Online

Grace Church of Mentor has posted the MP3s of the sermons and workshops from last week’s National Church Planting Conference. As I mentioned in my brief reviews of the conference (part 1 and part 2), the preaching was just excellent.

The preaching sessions (Dr. Stephen Hankins, Dr. Dave Doran and Pastor Tim Potter) are [...]

What I’m Reading: Flyboys

Awhile back, a friend from TCBC suggested that I might enjoy reading Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley’s book on the WWII battle for Iwo Jima and the timeless picture that was taken during its first few days. I read it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it (if you can “enjoy” something describing the brutality [...]

National Church Planting Conference Report, Part 2

Dr. Doran preached two more excellent messages from II Corinthians 4 today, and they were excellent. Again, I look forward to having them and the other sessions available online.
I’ve enjoyed a number of conferences, but I don’t know that I’ve ever enjoyed one any more than I did this week’s. Several miscellaneous observations:
1. [...]

TCBC Sermons Now Available at Sermonaudio.com

The sermons preached each week at TCBC are now available online at sermonaudio.com.

The church page is here.
My personal page is here.

The two aren’t necessarily identical, as the church page will also feature sermons preached by our assistant pastor, Joe Tyrpak (who has been doing an excellent job in his pulpit ministry), and there may be [...]

National Church Planting Conference Report, Part 1

For the last two days, I’ve been privileged to take in the 2nd Annual National Church Planters Conference, hosted by Grace Church of Mentor, the church that sent me out to plant TCBC almost 9 years ago. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed renewing fellowship with old and new friends, including Andy Henderson (Florida), Larry Rogier (Michigan), [...]

Spurgeon on Joy’s Power to Defeat Temptation

I have been meditating for some time on the power of joy to deliver the Christian from temptation. The idea is simple: we are to be so satisfied with Christ that the best that Satan, the world and the flesh can offer to us has no appeal. Why have temporary pleasure when you [...]

Breaking News on Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett has been “dumped” after a series of confrontations with his former employer.
The good news?  He’s now a Padre.
(HT: DMD)

What I’m Reading: The Greatness of the Kingdom

I’ve been intending to read Alva J. McClain’s The Greatness of the Kingdom for quite some time, and my recent Dispensations course at DBTS has given me the “shove” I needed. I’m about 125 pages in, and I’ve enjoyed it so far. Dr. McClain was a tremendous communicator, and I wish he had been [...]

Clever, Almost Clever and Disturbing

In our day, funny usually means “dirty.” Here are some exceptions:
These guys are clever, and they do the best midget I’ve seen. The blond guy’s face is made of silly putty, I think. Funny. My kids loved it!
These guys are almost clever, in a “nerd humor” sort of way.
And this? Well, [...]

How Wicked Is Sin? Look at the Cross.

Consider these gems from two of my favorite dead men.
“No proof of the fullness of sin, after all, is so overwhelming and unanswerable as the cross and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and the whole doctrine of His substitution and atonement. Terribly black must that guilt be for which nothing but the blood of [...]