moralism
Why We Need to Stop Trying to be Good (Leviticus 11.44-45)
One day my daughter asked me why ancient artists made Jesus' head glimmer like a fluorescent light bulb. …(Continue Reading)
Why I Won't Sign the Manhattan Declaration
Monday's Maxim - Probing Deeper than Behavior
Poor sermons are made easy because they remain at the behavioral level, and behavior tends to involve a rather simple either/or dynamic. …(Continue Reading)
Monday's Maxim - Preaching Must Probe Motives
Poor sermons are made easy because they remain at the behavioral level, and behavior tends to involve a rather simple either/or dynamic. …(Continue Reading)
Triggers and Prescriptions
Audrey my daughter woke up this morning weeping with a migraine. Kimberly (my wife) went online and googled migraines to figure out what triggers these ghastly headaches. …(Continue Reading)
Inside Out (Matthew 3:1-10)
Life would be a big lemon if we had nothing to look forward to.
You get tired, so you look forward to bed.
You get hungry, so you look forward to eating. …(Continue Reading)
If Satan Took Control of a City...
Donald Grey Barnhouse illustrates how dangerous it is to preach moral ethics minus the gospel of Jesus Christ. …(Continue Reading)
Yes, You Can!...(Not really)
This coming August's edition of Reader's Digest features an eye-catching cover page: "Yes, you can!..." …(Continue Reading)
Tuesday's Tag - Who Comes First?
What does the good news of Jesus Christ teach? I am accepted before God through Christ, therefore I obey. …(Continue Reading)
