You likely know the story: God caused a “deep sleep” to fall on Adam and then took one of his ribs and fashioned Eve out of it (Genesis 2:21-22). There is an incredible typology embedded into this event about the true message of Easter. The sleep in which Adam enters is well described as a […]
WHAT NOAH TEACHES US ABOUT EASTER, AND ABOUT OURSELVES
Most recently I invited Bill Watson, Criswell College’s Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research, to preach our Palm Sunday service. Bill is a two time graduate of the Criswell College and is working on his PhD at the University of Texas in Dallas. Bill preached on Noah, which wasn’t inspired by the recent movie of the same […]
THE UNBIBLICAL CALLING OF THE PASTOR
How would you respond if asked, “What does Dr. Pepper taste like?” It’s hard to answer, because Dr. Pepper’s taste is the result of a blend, a marvelous blend mind you, of 23 flavors. And while the blend of flavors for this “DP” is outright amazing, there is another “DP” whose blend of flavors is downright stressing. […]
THREE QUESTIONS I’M ASKING MYSELF AFTER WORLD VISION’S REVERSED DECISION
It’s been a busy week for World Vision. On Monday, March 24, they announced a new policy that would allow “gay Christians” in legal “same-sex marriages” to be employed with their organization. And on Wednesday, March 26, they announced that the policy had been reversed. World Vision’s policy matters to a lot of people. I happen to be […]
The Gospel is for Christina ‘Uguliera’
It was at an evangelism conference when it happened. Some of the nation’s top evangelists were preaching. Most of them directors of nationally renowned ministries or pastors of mega churches. And they didn’t inherit these ministries. They built them from the ground up. They took their churches, as their introductions said, from 100 to 1,000-plus […]