the church I see

[A pastor’s response to the vision and fall of Hillsong] Yesterday, Mel and I binged the new Docuseries about Hillsong. (It’s only three episodes so maybe it was more of a “mini-binge.”) It was extremely revealing to see this done from a non-Christian worldview. However, this is how the world sees the church, and it […]

How Firm a Foundation

My iPhone, as reliable and critical to my life as it is, does have its quirks. For example, every once in a while it apparently downloads and plays random music from my collection. On this morning’s ride to the office, I had originally planned on catching up on my sermon listening, but apparently I didn’t […]

On The Road Again…headed to Kentucky #wge13

Besides a bad Willie Nelson song going thru my head, we are actually leaving for Louisville, KY late tonight. (Personal note: I probably know every word to that song, I went thru a brief Country Music period in the 6th grade and have since repented and received Biblical counseling. Healing has begun.) We will be […]

Psalm 9 for 9/9

Sometimes as I go to prayer I will meditate on a few Psalms. Don Whitney has spoken often about praying scripture and the Psalms are a great way to do that. A suggestion is pick a Psalm by the day of the month – so today is the 9th so I checked out Psalm 9. […]

Culture and Worship (and Idolatry)

I’ll be honest, I’m not really sure where this post is going to go. There have been a bunch of things on my mind lately about worship after speaking with a couple last night and focusing on idolatry, I re-read Driscoll’s excellent chapter on Worship in his book “Doctrine – What Christians Should Believe.” Then…well…yeah…it […]

Acts 4 – Be Clear, Be Bold, Be Boasting…and Bob

Below is the text of message from a Praise and Worship Night on 7/23/11 at Green Pond Bible Chapel. For audio click here. I want to talk to you all tonight about that name Jesus and we are going to look briefly at a story in the book of Acts where the disciples are starting […]

WorshipGod 11 – the last day…

Well the last day has arrived. What a great conference this has been! This morning Bob Kauflin lead us in worship – that is always a joy. Here is the set he did – again thanks to Bob’s blog WorshipMatters.com for listing: Saturday AM – Bob Kauflin and band Come Praise and Glorify Generous King […]

WG11 – Day 3 (Part 1)

[Day 3 of the Sovereign Grace WorshipGod11 Conference at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD.] At this conference we get a schedule in our lovely binders and this morning we were lead in musical worship by the band Sojourn. Wow. WOW. These guys were so good, so original, so tasty, so full of energy. There […]

WG11 – Thursday (Day 2) – Part 2

So yeah…Day 2 Part 2. Let’s just say that it just keeps getting better and better. I like the way this conference is organized – on Thurs and Fri there are general sessions in the morning and evening and seminars in between. As I mentioned, we have a pretty large group of us here from […]

Repentance and Restoration – Job Part 3

Well, today…almost unexpectedly it seems we finish Job. In the last few chapters of the book God continues to answer Job by reminding him of who God is – that nothing can compare to him and his knowledge and his strength…and that basically everything is because of him. “Who has first given it to me, […]