Huckabee’s Phone Call from God

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee used God as the “straight man” to set up his jokes in this shtick:

I’m not impressed.
(HT: BTW comment)

Mohler Preaches the Gospel in PBS Interview

The clarity with which Dr. Al Mohler presents the gospel in this recent PBS interview is extremely refreshing. Here’s the highlight:
“Well, I believe that the Bible is the Word that leads us to the gospel that saves, and Ray, I believe that it is the only gospel that saves. I believe that the word [...]

I Am Full!

This is a full week—even fuller in these parts than in most places. This week has been chock-full of undeserved blessings for me, and I’ve taken a few minutes to rehearse them for my own benefit and the benefit of a few friends who may eavesdrop as I talk to myself.
1. We enjoyed a wonderful [...]

Doctrinal Precision and “Come, Thou Savior of Our Race”

One of the blogs I frequent highlighted this poem by Ambrose of Milan (originally written in Latin as Veni Redemptor Gentium) as a Christmas meditation worthy of reflection. From what I can gather, this particular version was translated into German by Martin Luther, then translated from German into English by Lutheran W. M. Reynolds. Several [...]

Carol of Joy, a Pastor, and a Poet

I’m a pastor who writes hymns on occasion. I do this because I enjoy the creative outlet; because it’s an extremely edifying exercise to turn spiritual concepts over in my mind looking for just the right word, and therefore really contemplating what a doctrine or text means; because I think having fresh expressions of biblical [...]

Quick Hits (12/20/07)

Recovering from the flu, looking forward to finishing a bunch of half-read books during some end-of-the-year vacation time, and clearing the mental desk here of some miscellany too brief for their own posts. Blog stew, anyone?
Bauder on 2 John, Defending the Gospel, and Conservative Evangelicals
The message Ryan Martin links to from this post is excellent, [...]

New Song: Rich Through His Grace

I’ve been meditating on 2 Corinthians 8:9 for several months, and I preached on it today. What an amazing text! One result of my meditations is a new song entitled Rich through His Grace.
I introduced the song this morning by singing it as a solo at the close of the message. It went quite well. [...]

The Audio Gospel Project

We at TCBC are thrilled to have completed the Gospel CD which we’ve been working on for the last few weeks. Our desire is to provide our church body with an “audio tract,” a CD which will give their friends, coworkers, neighbors and family members a straightforward, God-focused presentation of the good news of salvation [...]

A Great, Ready-Made Service Order for You

We work to have services at TCBC that are intentional, allowing us to read the Bible, sing the Bible, pray the Bible and preach the Bible on a particular theme each week. It’s certainly preferable to just “winging it.” I used to plan the services. Now Joe Tyrpak, our assistant pastor, does it, and he [...]

Tips for the School Up North

It appears that Michigan’s hunt for a new coach is beginning as poorly as their 2007 season: 0-2. Ouch.
Now, I understand Les Miles wanting to stay at LSU. That’s a powerhouse team, and he has them playing in the National Championship game (if such a thing exists in college football). Why leave? Besides, LLLLLes just [...]