Gentle Reformation

I know commandments restricting any behavior are out these days.  I know what's in is counseling removing any shame.  I know youth think anything is allowable except someone telling you certain

In answer to prayer and at the urgings of a young man in our congregation, last night our church began door-to-door visitation.  We plan to do this throughout the summer.   With two of

[http://www.veritas.org/Media.aspx#!/v/1051] The latest issue of_ Scientific America_ headlines: The Physics of Intelligence Evolution has packed 100-billion neurons into our three-pound brain Can we get any smarter?

Like many of my minister friends, my Sabbath Day was full as I taught a class and preached morning and evening yesterday.  And certainly having a good number of visitors who appear to

In high school my basketball coach, commenting on how skinny I was, said at our senior banquet that "York has to jump around in the shower just to get wet."  Well,

The workshops at this year’s Gospel Coalition National Conference have been good.  And a few have been outstanding.  Of the some 35 or so sessions, I’ve listened to about a third.

[http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/john-piper-interviews-rick-warren-on-doctrine] I am not a Rick Warren aficionado.  I don’t have the foggiest idea what he does on Thursday afternoon, nor do I listen to his

Our call to worship yesterday was the fourth commandment.  You are to remember the Sabbath Day so you can use the Sabbath Day to remember you were once slaves (see Deuteronomy 5:13-15)

Last night Sycamore Covenant Academy had a graduation ceremony with just one graduate. Below follows the charge called "Flying Straight & True" that I gave to Moriah Fisher based on our

[http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/the_spirit-filled_missional_ministry_of_jesus] Are you Reformed?  I mean like black coffee Presbyterian, John Calvin fan club member, "yes, I own Francis Turretin’s

When I taught algebra classes and students had to graph parabolas, I enjoyed using that as an occasion to show God's order in His creation.  From the sagging of telephone wires

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7skPnJOZYdA] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I recently saw this commercial while watching the NBA playoffs.  The thought that entered my mind, after watching this powerful

Following my post of yesterday, the video below was brought to my attention. As well as thanking God for His Son's revelation, you have to admire this young man's

In the Old Testament Class I teach for our academy [http://www.sycamorerpc.org/sca/index.html], my students were given the assignment this quarter of memorizing a verse from each of the

[http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2011/04/undesigned-coincidences-in-gospels-by.html] In Matthew 8:16 we read the following: “That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the

When the Lord chooses to keep putting before me a matter again and again in different ways in a short period of time, it usually takes me several knocks up side the head

Allah: A Christian Response – Dr. Miroslav Volf After listening to Dr. Miroslav Volf’s recent lecture at Wheaton, “Allah:  A Christian Response,” I must say that I’m still waiting for the Christian

My neighbor said it's because I'm getting old, but despite the persecution I keep filling my bird feeders and enjoying watching the visitors coming to our tree.  Yesterday I

[http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx]Forget Bell’s drift towards universalism for a moment. If there’s anything apparent in this debate/interview, it’s that Pastor Bell is intent

Read John 3:16 slowly from the increasingly popular English Standard Version (ESV) translation of the Bible below.  See if you can identify the "missing" word from the most popular verse

_The King’s Speech _has just been released on DVD. This is one of those rare films that both tells a great story and promotes a noble message. Though the film’s plot

Ok, I have a confession.  Portal 2 came out this week.  If you don’t know, it’s a PC game.  But not just any old PC game.  It’s one of the

One has testified somewhere, saying, "Every pastor needs a Paul."  (If acknowledging you heard something - but aren't sure where - worked for the author of Hebrews, it works

As I'll be speaking tonight to a college group about the importance of boundary stones, I thought I'd update you on one that continues to be both challenged and