Category Archives: preaching

Lovers (of the World) Gonna Hate

Why, I have to wonder, is the slaughter of the unborn so low on the radar of so many evangelicals? Why do we get our dander up over racism or human trafficking, but not so much over abortion? Before I … Continue reading

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What Now? A Post Roe World

Despite a month long head start in believing/hoping that Roe v. Wade was about to be overturned, it remains a daily shock to wake up to this new world. As others have wisely said, this is not the end, not … Continue reading

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Father’s Day

In a few days I will have the opportunity to preach the gospel at Cedarville Community Church just outside Fort Wayne. It’s a small congregation where the pastor, Monte Sheets, has served for over 35 years. Monte is a fine … Continue reading

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A Broken and Contrite Spirit

Obedience, of course, is a good thing. Our Father delights to see His children embracing His wisdom, heeding His warnings, walking in the joy that is His law. When we dance in His presence we presage the beauty and glory … Continue reading

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A Time for Silence

When I grumble that some people aspire to be “more pious than God” my beef isn’t that these folks are adamant in their pursuit of godliness. My beef is that their standards are more narrow than the liberty God has … Continue reading

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In the Beginning, Gen. 1:1a; What I’d Say to Derek Chauvin

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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How should churches ensure singles feel valued?

By calling them, along with the marrieds, to repent and believe the gospel. I don’t want to diminish the hardship. The church is full of single people wishing they weren’t single. I do, however, want to suggest that such questions … Continue reading

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Fatalism; Play the Man

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What’s the difference between teaching and preaching?

Like prose and poetry, these two terms are better understood as opposite ends of a spectrum, rather than raw opposites. When we write prose we are given to sundry poetic devices, word-plays, metaphors, etc. and when we write poetry we … Continue reading

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At the Foot of the Cross

Pop culture is a sanitizing force. No, it doesn’t make the world a cleaner place. It just makes us all the more the same. We are a world awash in golden arches, swooshes, and the real thing. Because people in … Continue reading

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