I just finished reading D. A. Carson’s book, Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor. Carson has done the church a service with this book. I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said (a paraphrase I’m sure), “God must love the common man… Read More ›
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The sorrow of sin
It is one of those popular bible trivia questions and it goes like this: “What is the shortest verse in the bible?” The answer is then given: “John 11:35; Jesus wept.” What is rarely asked is, “Why did he weep?”… Read More ›
A note on God’s sovereignty
A good brother, who does not attend the church I pastor, stopped me at my favorite haunt this week and shared what someone from a local church he used to attend said about God’s sovereignty. This man said, “I think… Read More ›
What a gracious God
Today I was working through 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 and I came away with another reminder of the amazing grace of God. For all the troubles in this first century church, Paul addressed them as “the church of God which is… Read More ›
God Incarnate 