A Second Childhood Dies: Mourning and Weeping over the Loss of Children Connected to Herod’s Massacre
There are many hopes and dreams built into being a parent, and, yet, when we lose a child, these hopes and dreams are suddenly taken away from us.
The Denial of Death and the Paradoxes we must Face
While our secular age may scoff at the prospect of an empty tomb, it will find no cure from the ills that death bring apart from that empty tomb.
For the Love for Sports and the Glory of God
I love sports. I have played some form of athletics, recreationally, since I was around at least 7 years old. It began with basketball in the backyard with a make-shift goal that my dad built himself. He built the backboard out of plywood and then nailed it to a tree. Creative! I did play one Read more about For the Love for Sports and the Glory of God[…]
Death Should Feed our Eternal Hope in Christ
Our impending deaths should inform and feed our eternal hope in Jesus Christ, and should fuel our gradual release from the cares, concerns, and hopes of this world
Mourning Our Departed Loved Ones with Hope
Do we grieve death as those who have hope?
“Entrusting Our Difficulties to God”-Sermon Notes on 1 Peter 3:8-12 from July 14, 2024
“See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all” (1 Thessalonians 5:15)
Trying to Squeeze 2 Gallons of Lemon Juice from a Single Lemon: The Problem of Finding Maximum Satisfaction in Temporal Pleasures
Finding ultimate satisfaction in even the good things of this world is like trying to squeeze 2-gallons of lemon juice from a single lemon.
Crushed Roses and Overused Duct Tape: Responding to “Purity Culture’s” Greatest Lie that “Sexual Sin is the Worst Type of Sin!”
Why do we view sexual sin as unforgivable in God’s eyes?