Sunday’s Sermon
This week’s message was part 2 in our current series God’s Great Story. It is entitled “The Saving God” and is based upon Genesis chapters 2 and 3. You can listen to or download it HERE.
Month January 2011
Art, Nakedness, and Redemption
A few weeks ago I learned the distressing news that a couple I know is divorcing; the husband has pursued pornography, and beyond, for a decade. His sin has not only ravaged his wife’s life, but in violating that covenant…
Art, Nakedness, and Redemption
A few weeks ago I learned the distressing news that a couple I know is divorcing; the husband has pursued pornography, and beyond, for a decade. His sin has not only ravaged his wife’s life, but in violating that covenant…
Discerning Lewis
Read C.S. Lewis. You will surely benefit from him. I remember reading Mere Christianity for the first time. It is a classic for good reason. However, we must be careful that in our reading of Lewis we read discerningly. This…
Meeting Myself
A few years ago, I taught a course on Jonathan Edwards at London Theological Seminary. I saw Stephen Nichols on the roster, thinking it was I. Turns out, it was a student named Stephen Nichols. Stephen, who grew up in…
Sunday’s Sermon
On Sunday I launched a new series of messages entitled God’s Great Story. From beginning to end the Bible tells one story, God’s great story. It is the story of God’s glorious work of redeeming a people through the life,…
Orwell on Political Speech…
In light of recent statements made from political leaders celebrating the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade… “Political language … is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”–…
What Your Children May Be Watching…
Have you heard about MTV’s latest foray into limit testing? They have begun airing a new drama called “Skins” which puts on display a wide array of teen pathologies. Included in this, not surprisingly, are depictions of sexual activity. Controversy…
The Pastor and Criticism
C.J. Mahaney has begun a series of posts addressing how the pastor ought to respond to criticism. In his first post, Mahaney gratefully acknowleges the tremendous gift of having pastored a grateful congregation for 27 years. But even having received…
The Supreme Court, Kermit Gosnell, and Roe’s “fine print”
Justin Taylor links to an important article by Clarke Forsythe in The Weekly Standard. Forsythe demonstrates the connection between the Supreme Court’s actions in Roe v. Wade and the “house of horrors” which was Kermit Gosnell’s abortion mill in Philadelphia.Can…