How do we bear each others burdens?
I was talking to a good friend not too long ago as she shared the events of her life that were troubling and discouraging her. I found myself disconnected from her stories,...
Determine your tradition
All this time I have been teaching, blogging, and wrestling with what tradition I identify most with and all I had to do was take this quiz. (Thanks to my friend Bob Practico...
My sister Angie and RMM
As many of you know, my sister took her life on Jan 4 2004, alone, in a cold dark hotel room in Denton, TX. It has been almost three years and the pain is still very real and...
A Commentary Suggestion
We had so many people purchase this before Christmas, I thought that I would update it and let you know that it is still in stock, and the price only increased $30! If you...
What is Certainty?
Certainty needs to be defined with great care in our culture today. Indeed, in many ways the church is being torn apart over this issue. How certain are we supposed to be...
Is the Church amusing itself to death?
Seeing as how I have a break from my duties at my home church, I have decided to follow my own oft given advise and venture out to other churches just to see what the cultural...
What is Grace?
It is told that during a meeting on comparative religions in Britain that many scholars gathered together to discuss what, if anything, was unique to Christianity. Many...
Comfort for the confused theologian
Howard Hendricks tells us, “All true learning only occurs after you are thoroughly confused.” Coming from a conservative Christian respected for challenging people in their...
Semi-Pelagian Narrower Catechism
This has floated around for some time. Don’t know who did it, but it is too funny (in an irenic sort of way). Warning: All will laugh and all will get offended!...