Encouragement from 2 Corinthians 4

Two of my best friends have ministered to me recently with their sermons from 2 Corinthians 4. I’m glad to commend both messages, especially to my pastor friends. Andrew Henderson preached this one as part of Hampton Park Baptist Church’s “Life by the Book Conference.” It’s especially helpful in demonstrating how absolute confidence in the [...]

Gospel Meditations for Men Sample PDF

Gospel Meditations for Men is the long-awaited counterpart  to Gospel Meditations for Women (which has sold over 9000 copies in just over a year)! We’re taking orders now, in time for Father’s Day. You can view a sample PDF here. Each day’s article suggests a Scripture reading, unpacks a portion of the passage, then concludes with an application to everyday [...]

Announcing “Gospel Meditations for Men”

ChurchWorksMedia.com is pleased to introduce Gospel Meditations for Men as a companion to the well-received devotional book Gospel Meditations for Women. GM4M, like GM4W, is written by Pastors Chris Anderson and Joe Tyrpak. We’re praying it will be a useful ministry tool. We’ll start taking pre-orders soon now* and shipping on June 6th (in time for Father’s Day [...]

Sing Psalm 139

Anyone who spends any time at Tri-County Bible Church, MyTwoCents, or ChurchWorksMedia.com knows that I’m concerned that the church should be singing the Psalms, Scripture’s inspired hymnal. It’s a command, after all (Col 3:16; Eph 5:18-19). The challenge is to do so in a way that doesn’t make you sound like Yoda; some Psalters are [...]

Uganda Conference 2011: “A bad day for the Devil.”

(This is the third report on the recent International Bible Conference in Uganda; the first is here, the second here. A summary of the conference has been posted on the 9Marks blog here. Pictures taken by various team members and corresponding to this post may be viewed here.) “For a wide door for effective work has opened to me, [...]

“A Triune Prayer” is a J. W. Pepper Editor’s Choice

I was encouraged to learn that Molly Ijames‘ beautiful arrangement of my text A Triune Prayer (published by Beckenhorst) has been recognized as an Editor’s Choice by J. W. Pepper. It’s a significant honor in the choral music field. Congratulations, Molly! Here’s their description: “A thoughtful prayer directed to the Triune God; Father; Jesus and Spirit, [...]

Uganda Conference 2011: Opportunity and Opposition

(This is the second report on the recent International Bible Conference in Uganda; the first is here. Pictures taken by various team members and corresponding to this post may be viewed here.) Imagine transporting 25,000 men to a conference without airplanes, trains, or a mass transit system. If you were a Ugandan, you’d rent cargo [...]

Uganda Conference 2011: “They are many.”

I’m still overwhelmed by  what took place in Uganda last week (previewed at My Two Cents, Challies, and Pyromaniacs). It was, to quote one teammate, “the experience of a lifetime.” It’s not possible to relate it all in one post, so I’m planning several, starting with this overview. With each post I’ll include a link [...]