On Assurance
I was asked once about assurance of salvation – how we know and in particular how we can help assure others, like our kids. The more I think about it,…
The Deadly D’s
I’m reminded of something I heard several years ago at a biblical counseling conference. I may not have it exactly right, but I remember talking about the deadly spiral we…
Dads, Daughters, and Weddings
I went to a wedding recently. Watched a very dear, long time friend of mine walk his only child, his daughter, down the aisle. Saw his tears – and felt…
Eschatology Matters
This is not a post merely about certain matters concerning eschatology in the church, but that eschatology really, really matters. What has brought this front and center in my mind…
Calvinism Pt 4 – “T”
NOTE: If you are reading this series, it would be most helpful to read them in order, beginning with Part 1. Whatever your theology is, even if you are an…
Calvinism Pt 3 – “L”
NOTE: If you are reading this series, it would be most helpful to read them in order, beginning with Part 1. Of the five “points” of Calvinism, I thought I’d…
Calvinism Pt 2 – Common Issues
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words…
Calvinism Pt 1 – Overview
NOTE: I added “Part 1″ to the title after writing this. As I finished this article, there are so many other questions and implications to this and how it all…
Heaven’s Words
“Heaven tourism” as it’s been deemed is a genre where people write about being taken to heaven, seeing great things, and then returned to earth to proclaim them to the…
Marriage
“I do.“ Have you ever wondered, why marriage? Aside from the obvious scientific biological reason that a male and a female are required to engage in marital sex and produce…