Gratitude for Joe Tyrpak

I spent a few minutes in the beginning of my November 22 morning message to express to the TCBC body the blessing that Joe Tyrpak has been to our church and to my life. Much of what the Lord has taught me over the last 5 years (including much of what I’ve posted here) has [...]

Chuck Colson: Manhattan Declaration is “a foretaste of heaven.”

Dave Doran again shows why the Manhattan Declaration is being viewed by both participating ecumenists and non-participating separatists as a significant compromise with false teaching. Noting the centrality of ECT mastermind Chuck Colson to the entire process, Doran makes the following comment: Can there any doubt, based on his own words, that one of the [...]

The Cross Can Do What Arguments Cannot

William Barclay speaks sagely on the weakness of human argumentation to produce faith in his commentary on John 1:46: “Not very many people have ever been argued into Christianity. Often our arguments do more harm than good. The only way to convince a man of the supremacy of Christ is to confront him with Christ. [...]

Wesley’s Carol

Dave Mincy (mincymedia.com) is making his choral arrangement of Wesley’s Carol (a fresh take on Hark the Herald Angels Sing) available as a free pdf. If you’re at all involved in your church’s music program, you need to go download it. And if you’re not, you need to send the link to someone who is. [...]

Rerun: Al Mohler Explains Why He Withdrew from the “Reclaiming” Conference

In light of Dr. Mohler’s decision to sign and rationale for signing the Manhattan Declaration, I thought a reposting of some correspondence I had with him over a similar situation a couple years ago might be of interest to those thinking through the issue. In short, Dr. Mohler withdrew from a friend’s political/morality conference because [...]

O God, My Joy

This hymn by Paul Keew and Brian Pinner is a delight. Exquisitely written, and relentlessly God-centered. You can hear it here. [Addition: You can also here it here (an octavo by Molly Ijames) and here.] O God, my joy, You reign above in radiant splendor and beauty. Your Word has drawn my heart to love [...]

While Your Collegians Are Home for Thanksgiving…

…encourage them to register for the Student Global Impact Conference in Detroit on January 4-6, 2010. For one thing, they can still get the discounted rate (only $40) if they register before December 1. More importantly (and I speak from experience), there post-Christmas schedules will fill quickly if they don’t plan to go now. Pastors, [...]

BJU Thanksgiving Service

What a memorable, humbling day. Greg Habegger and I were both able to take early-morning flights to arrive in Greenville in time for BJU’s 2009 Thanksgiving Service, Portraits of Praise. Portions of the service can be heard or viewed here. The entire service was beautifully planned and executed, and our Lord was magnified. By God’s [...]

Just for Fun: Last Rites

A bus on a busy street struck a Catholic man. He was lying near death on the sidewalk as a crowd gathered. “A priest. Somebody get me a priest!” the man gasped. Long seconds dragged on but no one stepped out of the crowd. A policeman checked the crowd and finally yelled, “A PRIEST, PLEASE! [...]

Praising the Great Shepherd for a Good Shepherd

Guest post by Joe Tyrpak. _____ My dad was 41 years old, my mom 39. I was eight years old, and for some reason we were moving to Pennsylvania. Decades later I discovered the horrors that my parents had endured that year and the meeting that led us to move. Trying to “stop the bleeding” [...]