Several years ago I asked my friend Neil an important question. He counseled Lynsey and me before we were married and has a good relationship with God and an understanding of secular psychiatry. A friend was resisting my encouragement to turn from some obvious sin on the basis of things that had happened to her. … Continue reading Explanation, Not Excuse
Each of us as Christians are used by God to upbuild His Church and spread His glory to the nations. Our gifts are different from one another, and that is good. It's awesome how God uses us for Himself! However, our gifts can become gremlins. Let me use myself as an example. God has given … Continue reading Gifts or Gremlins
Most decisions we make as followers of Jesus are not made crystal clear by God before we make them. God is able to make every decision clear, but He doesn't often work that way. Instead, He wants us to exercise faith. Exercising faith in God while making decisions requires consulting with four different things. They … Continue reading How to Know What the Best Decision Is
The topic of perseverance has come up several times lately in our church. One Bible elective has been going through Hebrews, which opened discussion. Then I preached a little bit about it from Mark 13:1-13 this past Sunday, which raised a few questions about it. As you all probably know by now, I hold a … Continue reading On Perseverance After Last Sunday’s Sermon
As we get very close to all of the church at Lake Hills looking at the first draft of proposed changes to our church constitution regarding pastor/elders and deacons, I wanted to share a little bit from my final project. Some might say that having multiple elders (or shared pastoral oversight as I often call … Continue reading Does the Bible Require Churches to Have Elders?
