Bringing Glory to God in the Workplace

Many believers are under the misconception that they must be teaching Greek in a seminary class or pastoring a flock of sheeple in order to be a significance in the kingdom.  “If only I were a missionary in Thailand or Bangladesh, THEN I would be reeeeally serving God fully!” This would be true if only [...]

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Jumping through Hoops – Part III

In our last installment of the interview we hear a few words of warning and encouragement to both daughters and their parents as to the dangers and unique challenges of the collegiate sports world.
What advice would you give parents whose daughters are involved in collegiate sports?
I think it is important to talk about this issue [...]

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Jumping through Hoops – Part II

Yesterday we heard about life in female collegiate sports and the challenge of being faithful in such a high homosexual context.
Today we continue the three part interview with Part II – The Struggle of the Hoops
As a Christian what challenges has this presented for you in living rightly before the Lord?
Well, first off… you are [...]

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Jumping through Hoops – Part I

A Christian friend of mine, who is a Division 1 female college basketball player, recently lamented about the state of female athletics in her school. Over time it has become increasingly more difficult to function freely as a heterosexual since that environment has become overrun with lesbianism.  In order to share her insights and experience [...]

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Do You Have Your Sword?

No matter how many laws you pass attempting to ban guns from those who seek to do harm, the bad guys will always obtain them. The notion that violent lawbreakers will somehow be thwarted by creating more rules is about as sensible as thinking that a hormone-filled adolescent will not ogle the emerging debutante [...]

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The Destructive Doctrine of Distinctives

Whether based on family and denominational traditions or biblically convinced applications and matters of conscience, everyone develops  preferences when it comes to how they practice their faith. Some utilize a more regulative principle in their decision making while others exercise a more normative principle, yet in the end they share the same result – [...]

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A Testament to Life

It’s election time and with it comes the invasion of the abortion defenders.  The death crowd continues to promote their version of justifiable homicide in the name of freedom of choice despite the fact that a developing baby in a mother’s womb has its own DNA and blood-type. So the unborn is not a ‘part [...]

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Semper Fidelis

Our Marine friend and fellow saint-soldier Major Brian Hormberg celebrated his retirement from the military this weekend.  It was a great time of fellowship and focus.  Times like these draw our attention to the significance of the dedication of our armed forces and to the great need we have of them.  In a longstanding time [...]

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From Contraband to Teaching Tool

This blog entry comes from an article that I wrote at the request of my friend Brent Thomas who pastors a church in Texas. His blog is topnotch and if you haven’t been to it you need to visit.

I was raised in a moral home, high on religiosity and regulation, but low on gospel. [...]

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The Heart of Teaching Made Perfect in Known Weakness

“…we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.” 1Thessalonians 2:7-8
Teaching for those who [...]

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