When was the last time you read the Declaration of Independence in its entirety? On this July 4, take time to read it and let us all thank God for the brave men of that generation, and thank Him for what we have still. There’s a reason we call today Independence Day. Here is the…
Reading through the New Testament, we find some great practical lessons about evangelism in a corrupt society. As I was reading through it again this year, I decided to write some of these down. May God get the glory! First, Whether Jew or Greek – the message is the same. “For I am not ashamed…
When anything happens in Israel, I do enjoy learning the eschatology of my friends and followers on social media…. even when it is something I disagree with. This time around, it seems like the volume is way up and I’m not sure whether some of y’all are angrier with the Jews or the dispensationalists. No…
There are an often many different angles to preach a text and still be obedient to the text. That’s how we preachers never exhaust the Bible when we preach (or we would exhaust our hearers!). Take the first book of the Bible, Genesis. I’m currently preaching through it on Wednesday nights. It’s a foundational book….
Today I find myself reflecting on our Bible Conference our church (Sovereign Grace Baptist Church) hosted a year ago this week. There is a lot of work that goes into hosting a meeting like that. I love it! Normally, we would be hosting another one this month, but that just was not possible this year….
A year ago this month I began a series of sermons in Galatians using the Legacy Standard Bible. That might not seem like much to write about to many people, but up to that point I had only preached from the King James Bible. I used to be a “King James Only” preacher and many…
I love this time of year – especially getting my hands dirty in the soil and working in the garden. My garden is not as large here as what it was in Ohio but we still have one here. Today as I was planting some more vegetables I noticed some of my cucumber plants are…
“These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling. They will put you out of the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. These things they will do because they did not know the Father or…
“A good name is to be chosen over great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.” (Pro 22:1, LSB) “Better is a good name than good oil, And better is the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.” (Ecc 7:1, LSB) “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain…
Every preacher ought to be a gardener of some sort. There’s lessons to be learned out there! See that greenery in the picture taller than the weeds? That’s my banana tree that I planted about three years ago. Every winter there is a freeze that gets it but it has always grown back as the…