Mazak on Humility

This message by Pastor Greg Mazak addresses humility from Philippians 2, demonstrating that the kenosis passage was written by Paul with an eye on local church unity. It’s typical Mazak, which is a great thing. Here’s a quotation I’ll remember: “Humility is having a low opinion of your own opinion.”

Conley on Music and the Bible

“Music and the Bible” is a 4-part series preached by Pastor Drew Conley. (It appears that part 4 was added to it almost 3 years after the first 3 were preached.) It is very well done. He intentionally brings biblical doctrine to bear on a topic that is too often addressed with less commitment to [...]

What I’m Reading: The Cross of Christ

I meditate on Christ’s cross work a lot, I think, especially in recent years. I’ve read about it, preached about it, blogged about it, sung about it, and written hymns about it. Yet, I continue to be amazed by the glorious biblical truths connected with Christ’s sacrifice. Despite my efforts, I’ve just scratched the surface [...]

Bloglines Cliff Notes

I’ve not kept up with my blog-reading for quite some time. The 1448 unread items in my Bloglines account prove it. I’m ready to ditch them all and start over. So… Did I miss anything worth reading in the last 6 weeks? (I mean really worth reading.)

Please Pray for My Mother

My mother, Jo Ellen, is among the most unselfish people I’ve ever known. She lives for others—her husband, her three sons, her 16 grandchildren, her brothers and sisters, her church family, her constant house guests, and on and on. Right now she could use your prayers. Mom is a survivor of breast cancer, by God’s [...]

NBBC: Unequal and Opposite Reactions

I count Bob and Ben as friends. Our theology and philosophy of ministry are strikingly similar—so much so that we’re often surprised at our like-mindedness. We’ve fellowshipped a bit in person and quite often online. We’re quite close, I think. Perhaps that’s one reason why their angst over Matt Olson’s recent talk at NBBC surprises [...]

Sound Words: The Right to Be Wrong

Ours is a day in which religious tolerance is equated with religious pluralism. In reality the two are very different. Whereas tolerance is a political principle for which we rejoice (“all Americans have the right to worship as they please”), pluralism is a spiritual fallacy which we must condemn (“all religions are right”). The folly [...]

New Hymn Text: Almighty Slept

I’ve been meditating for some time on the great ironies of Christ’s life and death. How amazing it is that the infinite God could experience fatigue, danger, pain, and even death. Yet, Christ, the God-man, experienced all of these and more. The following poem (awaiting a tune, and perhaps some final tweaks) wonders at these [...]

Comic Relief (1/12/09)

It’s been a tough week around here, so here’s some comic relief: 1. Redneck Christmas Decorations Perfect. 2. Aorist Nouns? Who Knew? Andy Naselli catches a Nooma blooper. (A Nooper? A Blooma?) Oops. 3. Good News and Bad The good news? “Revival is coming.” The bad news? It’s “Filling up fast.” 4. What Would Your [...]

CWM Hymns Introduced at Wilds Conference

My good friend Jerry Maxwell introduced several of the hymns from ChurchWorksMedia.com to around 400 musicians at the 2009 Wilds Music Conference. According to Jerry, they were well received. Praise the Lord! We hope they’ll be a blessing to the music directors who heard them, and eventually to their churches, as well! If you’re just [...]