Recent Posts
The Purpose of a Pastor
The office of Pastor was established by God. We should look to Him in determining our expectations on what role the pastor should serve in our churches. God has made very clear what he expects of the ...
Verse 20
So I asked my class “How many of you have heard of the great commission?” Most of the cute little hands went up. (Don’t tell them I called their hands cute. They are too cool for that.) So t...
Called and Sent
There seems to be a lot of attention on the idea that we as believers are sent by God into the world (Mk15:16). But if we focus on just being sent then we are in danger of missing out on the blessings...
Roots or Rock
Roots The giant sequoia trees in California can grow to be over 100 feet tall but have a root system less than 20 feet deep. They must grow in groves in order to support each other. This picture of co...
The Purpose of Church
For Us Jesus is the foundation of the church (Mt16:18) so we must look to Him and his teaching on the matter of church purpose (Eph1:22). And according to the Teacher the church was not established...
Speak Life, Hear Grace
*Speak Life Speak life means sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for our sins. And reconciling us to God by his grace and through faith. But it also means encouraging one another. ...
Someone change the bulb, The Enlightenment has gone out. Part Last
Conjecture Killed the Cat. Here is what you will not read in any evolutionary scientific publication: (At least as of today I have not seen it in the hundreds I have looked at.) It doesn’t matte...
Someone change the bulb, The Enlightenment has gone out. Part III
What the Monkey is Going on Here! In 1859 the dusty taxidermied womb of Mommy SG immaculately conceived and had a baby. It was nothing short of a miracle! Baby E found his permanent home in the stillb...
Someone change the bulb, The Enlightenment has gone out. Part 2
Holy Aqualung Batman! These ancient ideas of stuff popping into existence were dug up in the beginning of the Enlightenment, propagated by many writers who hated the church and were desperate to find ...
Someone change the bulb, The Enlightenment has gone out. Part One
Poof! I Exist! The Reformation (or The Holy Butt Kickin of 1517 as I like to call it) weakened the Papal Church by the 1600s. The Church had dominated the political and scientific and publishing wor...