Twas the middle of the week. Thursday, I believe. We'd been talking about Noah and the flood all week, and we were looking at being thankful to God for His protection and provision. I had a poster depicting Noah burning an animal on a stone altar. I asked ... Continue Reading
Theology
The Rich Man & Lazarus
I was once again privileged to preach to the folks at First Baptist Church of New Albany, OH on the final Sunday of May, 2016. As you, dear reader, may know, I have recently been trying to memorize chunks of Scripture. One of my favorite passages is Psalm 34. ... Continue Reading
A Beleaguered Believer is Beached
Jonah cried out to God from the belly of the great fish. Then, God grants Jonah a change of heart whereby he agrees to obey. Another brilliant OT text full of application for today. Here is the sermon I preached Sunday, May 15 at the evening service at Bethel ... Continue Reading
Jonah’s Jaunt from Joppa
Jonah is one of the more interesting saints we read about in God's Word. His behavior and thoughts expose us to contradictions which can make us uncomfortable. The short book buried in the 'lesser-read' section of the Old Testament has many themes about our ... Continue Reading
How to Do Presup Wrong
The good folks at the Veritas Domain have once again allowed me to post. Good presup is about believing what the Bible says about God and man and then acting accordingly. But I do not see any reason why that means we must get a professing atheist to admit ... Continue Reading