To understand some of the reasons why our current culture is the way it is, I recommend Carl Trueman’s book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self or his more recent book, Strange New World. Below is a video where Trueman presents some of the ideas from these books. I think he explains things …
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Seeing with the Eyes of Faith
I preached this sermon on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are …
What Voice Are We Listening To?
I preached the following message on Sunday, January 15, 2023. It was inspired in part by the book I mention below. It is based on the story found in Isaiah 36-37. My main text was King Hezekiah's prayer found in Isaiah 37:15-20. In her wonderful and challenging book, The Deepest Belonging: A Story About Discovering …
As a New Week Begins . . .
I confess that I sometimes don't want the new week to begin. I know that it will be busy. I know that it will likely follow a pattern similar to the previous week. I know that some things will go well and smoothly and other things won't. I know that sometimes I will take great …
Misunderstanding Jesus
This is my sermon from Sunday, January 8, 2023. It is based on Luke 2:41-52. Years ago when my wife Alisha chose to go to Houghton College in New York, her best friend Janis also decided to go there. Houghton is a Christian college. And Janis’s parents had a lot of trouble understanding why she …
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