Monthly Archives: April 2008

Psalm 31…

Psalm 31 is another psalm of David where he pours out his heart and his problems to God. But as I was reading this prayer I began to notice something that is quite absent from many of my own prayers. … Continue reading

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Something the Church MUST hear…

From over at the pyromaniacs blog: Nothing in the past half century has done more damage to the evangelical cause than the notion that the best way for Christians to influence society is by wielding our collective political clout. If … Continue reading

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Psalm 27 – A God Centered Theology

Looking at the state of todays “church” I can’t help but think that the focus has shifted from God to man. Instead of building our worship services to glorify God, we construct them to appeal to man. Instead of focusing … Continue reading

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Church Growth and the Gospel…

The last few days have been quite hectic as summer ministries begin to demand more and more of my time. But this morning as I was cleaning my office space I was listening to a couple of sermons from the … Continue reading

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T4G Sermon Audio!!!!

Go here for audio of all the main sessions at T4G 2008.  Seriously…if you claim to be a Christian these messages are extremely important for you to listen to!

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T4G – John Piper – How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice

Flying home yesterday I tried to consolidate my thoughts regarding the last sermon that I had heard at T4G.  Below are my thoughts…but even better than wading through my thoughts, here is the sermon, and you can even go to … Continue reading

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T4G…

The past few days I have been at the 2008 Together for the Gospel Conference (T4G) in Louisville, KY. As I type this I’m sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to Cincinnati and subsequently Orlando, and I’m still … Continue reading

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29…

29 years ago today I breathed my first breath of hospital air.  What an amazing story God has written for me over the past 29 years!  Today my lovely wife gave me a couple of golf shirts, a nifty little … Continue reading

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Of Contextualization, Gay People and Answered Prayer…

Wow…what a post that title could bring about.  But alas what follows is not an original post but some links to some interesting posts that I’ve stumbled upon this week. First off, Phil Johnson continues his working through the “contextualization” … Continue reading

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Getting out of our heads….

If we could only get out of our heads, out of our heads And into our hearts So goes the chorus of a Sheryl Crow song that I overheard last night as my wife watched the results show of Dancing … Continue reading

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