1 Peter 1:13-25
When you squeeze a lemon, you get lemon juice. When you squeeze a Christian, you should get Jesus. Those who have been born again in Christ are also changed. They are called to holiness. TBQ: Are you being sanctified?
Family Heritage
Proverbs 13:22
Book Review: The Tech-Wise Family
Occasionally, a book is not what I expect it to be. Andy Crouch’s new book, The Tech-Wise Family is not what I expected. The book was recently recommended to me, and since I’m preaching a series on the family right now, I decided I should at least take the time to look into Crouch’s suggestions for how …
Tough Love
Proverbs 23:12-15
Discipline is not a bad word. When we speak of self-discipline people view it as a positive attribute. Willingness to discipline our children is a positive attribute as well. It shows we love them. TBQ: Do you love your children enough to discipline them?
Pastors and the Lone Ranger Syndrome
I don’t know if Lone Ranger Syndrome is real. I didn’t research it at all (not even on google). But I do know that pastors have a bad habit of getting all by themselves in ministry. Single staff church pastors have an especially tough time because they are alone in their study at the church …
Will You Go?
Several weeks ago we commissioned Luke and Patty Tolbert as missionaries to Latvia through the International Mission Board (See my post about them here). Here is the sermon from that Sunday.
