Monday Morning Musings, May 23rd, 2021
Monday Morning Musings is a hodgepodge of contemplations as I begin a new week. Check-in every Monday morning to receive a myriad of thoughts from my vapid brain. Grab the Knife On Sunday, I preached from Ephesians 2:11-12. All of Ephesians 2 is a masterful chapter about the power of the gospel to save. Ephesians […]
Working for the Glory of God
The Immature Punk I graduated from seminary in 2010. I graduated seminary with hopes, dreams, and expectations to use my Master of Divinity degree the next day. And then I realized I was still an immature punk who had no business pastoring God’s flock. I didn’t see it at the time, but God needed to […]
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
Book Review – I read many books in 2020, and perhaps the finest books I read is The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl R. Trueman. If you want to know how the modern west has come to a place where identity is preeminent, this book is for you. Trueman points out […]
Monday Morning Musings (May 17th, 2021)
Monday Morning Musings is a hodgepodge of contemplations as I begin a new week. Check in every Monday morning to receive a myriad of thoughts from my vapid brain. Grace Alone I was reminded in a fresh way that God’s grace and mercy are enough to rescue my soul. For the first half of my […]
A Weak Pastor and His Strong King
The Bulldog – My kids love donuts, and occasionally I’ll make my way to the donut shop on Saturday mornings to feast on carbs and sugar. On one Saturday morning, I crossed paths with a new friend. Let’s call him Bob. Bob attended a struggling local church. At his local church, pastors came and went. […]
Made and Remade
Made: Imago Dei – I love preaching about the image of God. When you stop to think about what Scripture teaches about creation, you should be led to wonder and awe. God created the world out of love, and in love, everything God made was good. The crown jewel of God’s creation is man and […]
A God Always on Mission
The Book of Acts – In the latter part of 2019 and during the year of COVID, Redemption Hill Church went through the book of Acts. Acts is theology applied. In the Book of Acts, we see what it looks like when the gospel is preached to a broken world. There were times when the […]
A La Carte Jesus
I remember going to Golden Corral for the first time while attending seminary in North Carolina. If you do not know about Golden Corral, it is a lot like Old Country Buffet. When you show up at the restaurant, you see a buffet line with endless amounts of food. If you are looking for a […]
The Collective Call to Church Planting
The gospel advances when established churches seek to establish new churches. In the book of Acts, we see several new fellowships established, such as Corinth (Acts 18:1-17), Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9), and Berea (Acts 17:10-15). The New Testament epistles also establish this priority. They were written to encourage, exhort, and provide theological clarity to burgeoning local […]
Preach, Pray, and People
I recently watched a short video by The Gospel Coalition where Kevin DeYoung was featured. DeYoung shared his thoughts on what his time in seminary did not teach him about ministry. In this short clip, he also stated three areas he felt called to focus on when he entered the ministry. In typical alliteration, DeYoung […]