Since pastoring in West Virginia, I’ve accepted the reality that we are now “out of the loop” when it comes to current events within Christian circles. Sometimes ignorance is bliss and other times it feels isolating. I love West Virginia; but let’s be honest, we’re also about 20 years behind the times on most things. That’s why it...

Like many other’s I’ve become a frequent user (almost addict) of Logos Bible Software. This relationship began with skepticism – mainly due to the price. After a presentation organized by Phil Gons and the encouragement of Jamie I took the plunge and haven’t looked back. Although I must admit, my relationship with Logos is a sort of love/hate...

The following is a testimony of Jordan Monge that was printed in Christianity Today. It tells of her journey from being a strong Atheist to a follower of Christ while a student at Harvard. The Atheist’s Dilemma Some highlights: I plunged headlong into apologetics, devouring debates and books from many perspectives. I read the Qur’an and Richard...

What is the more effective in solving man’s emotional troubles than psychotherapy? Where should a believer be looking for their answers to life’s troubles? Here are two wonderful messages by John MacArthur on this important doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture. (The links are to the message preached in the 80′s, I heard it re-preached on the...

Often there is heated discussion on the relationship between sin and sickness. Many are adamant on both extremes that there is or is not a relationship between the two. Most however, are not consistent in their declarations, especially when it relates to a situation in which they personally or a loved one is involved. Currently it seems the most sensitive and...

  Monday mornings are tough for pastors and other ministry leaders. In the past some preacher’s have called it their “preaching hangover,” Spurgeon addressed it in the “Minister’s Fainting Fits.” It’s amazing how exhausting preaching can be. There’s not really a comparison; teaching or lecturing, while tiring, do...

Not too long ago, I ran across this visual theology info-graphic by Josh Byers and thought it worth sharing. It does a great job of giving a visual comparison the major eschatological positions. If you are interested in ordering prints they can be ordered here. My only qualm is that it neglects the highly popular pan-millenial view — you know, it’s all...

Just a hodge-podge of things I’ve read recently that I wanted to pass along for you to check out. I learned a lot from this helpful parenting post. Advice for Parenting Young Kids With all the talk of amnesty, there is a little hypocrisy in the administration’s actions to Deport this Homeschool Family.  Can we Trust the Contemporary Worship Music...

There is an increasing argument (in some circles) that the so-called ‘moderns’ of the last century responded well to more ‘concrete’ biblical messages  (on passages like the Epistles, for instance). Whereas, the postmodern mindset responds far better to the story telling approach to biblical preaching. Further, there is the thought that people in housing schemes...

Here’s a wonderful story of how a leftist lesbian professor became a believer in spite of some of God’s followers. My Train Wreck Conversion. Albert Mohler nails it in this article on The Christian Leader in the Digital Age. Cary Shmidt shares some great wisdom in The Best Advice I’ve received as a Pastor The shock of Pope Benedict stepping down as...

We recently came across a pretty cool potty training tool that combines some sign language training. (Yea, I know…potty training is a little off the normal subject matter of this blog, but hey it’s our blog so we can write what we want right? Our little boy is in the midst of the progressive process of potty training. Potty Time is a great tool. Of...

Just a hodge-podge of good resources I’ve come across lately that you might want to check out.   Did you know homeschooling was hippster now? Check out, Why Homeschooling is becoming Hippster?  HT: Kirk Cameron Sunday we had a baptism Service, this gives me more motivation to be precise in explaining what the Bible actually says about baptism. Nathan Finn has a...