by | Jul 30, 2012 | Bible, Preaching, Theology, Worship
Growth in my prayer life has been, by far, the most practical result of my renewed interest in the Holy Spirit. This past weekend, I preached on Romans 8:12-17, where Paul insists that we have received something far greater than the “spirit of slavery to fall...
by | Feb 23, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 2:7-14: How Jesus Made the Old Commandment New (1 John 2:7-8) Love as the Litmus Test of Genuine Faith (1 John 2:9-11) Envisioning the Beloved Society (1 John 2:12-14) John summarizes all that he has said to this point in a poem in 1 John...
by | Aug 22, 2010 | Bible, Church, Culture, History, Theology, Worship
Jonathan Fitzgerald chronicles an increasing trend among evangelicals: frequent conversions to Catholicism. He writes: Croslow’s interest in Catholicism began over six years ago when he was a sophomore in high school. At the time, Croslow’s Midwestern evangelical...
by | May 27, 2009 | Bible, Church, Theology
Biblically speaking, humanity’s nearness to God is more complicated than we often imagine. For example, the hymn “Nearer My God to Thee” would suggest that closeness to God is always a good thing, but this simply is not the case. Rather, the Bible...
by | May 24, 2009 | Church, Theology, Worship
Today is Ascension Sunday, and I was pleased that my church celebrated Christ’s Ascension and included a part of the Heidelberg Catechism on the subject: Question 49. Of what advantage to us is Christ’s ascension into heaven? Answer: First, that he is our...