The Original Thanksgiving Parade

Timing is everything. Our normal exposition of Nehemiah brought us last Sunday to Nehemiah 12, a passage which records the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem. The regathered and revived Jews were divided into two groups, each of which marched in opposite directions around the city on the newly rebuilt walls (which a stray fox [...]

What I’m Reading: A Hunger for God (and the Sanctifying Effects of Ciliac Disease)

I’ve had “Celiac Disease” on the brain lately. It’s a small thing. I keep telling myself that. But I also believe that it’s a spiritually significant thing—something the Lord desires to use to conform me to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29). Toward that end, I started reading Piper’s book A Hunger for God [...]

A Silver Lining on the Celiac Disease Cloud

This made me smile. :)
Yes!

New Hymn Text: We Behold the Lamb of God

I’ve been meditating on the role “looking” to Christ has in each part of our salvation—justification, sanctification, and glorification. That meditation has percolated into a new hymn text I started working on while driving to Columbus last week. I’ve tried to tie each verse pretty strictly to the germane biblical texts. I’ve also already benefited [...]

Quick Hits (11/20/08)

I’ve not posted anything for quite some time, not out of lack of interest or ammunition, but because life is very busy and complicated. Anyway, here are some odds and ends about life, food, music, church, men and women, Obama, and something funny…
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I Have Met the Enemy, and It is Wheat
I know that food kills [...]

Preaching in Columbus

I have the privilege of preaching for a brief Bible Conference at Calvary Bible Church in Columbus, Ohio next week. I’ll be preaching on The Centrality of the Gospel for Everyday Life. If you’re in the area, consider stopping in for one of the services! The schedule is as follows:

Sunday night, 11/16 at 6:00pm
Monday night, [...]

Thank You, Veterans!

Well, I have about 10 minutes of Veterans Day 2008 left to express my gratitude to those who have served our country in the Armed Forces. I’ve sent notes to my father (a Marine!) and to several men from TCBC, but I want to “salute” Veteran readers of MTC, as well. What you’ve done is [...]

“Praise Our Savior, Jesus Christ” Will Grow on You

Confession is good for the soul. I admit that when the TCBC choir first read “Praise Our Savior, Jesus Christ” I wondered if I had made a mistake. Paul S. Jones’ composition isn’t easy, and I feared that the hymn wouldn’t prove to be useful, especially for the average congregation.
Well, our choir introduced it to [...]

Christians and the Obama Administration

America has a new President-elect—one to whom most evangelicals (myself included) were opposed during the election due to his stance on abortion. So what?
* So we rejoice and rest in God’s sovereignty (Dan 2; 4:34-35; Psalm 75:5-7; Prov 21:1).
* So we start praying for our new leaders (1 Tim 2:1-4).
* So we put to rest [...]

What I’m Reading: Frankenstein, with Thoughts on God’s Sovereignty

Well, I read Frankenstein last week. I really did. Yeah, I know—probably not the best possible use of my time. But it was relaxing and entertaining, and one of my hobbies right now is reading fictional works that have influenced our culture and stood the test of time (at least to some degree). That means [...]