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Our family recently started our second adoption. We have told many of our close friends and family, and wanted to publicize it here so that you can know and pray. We are attempting to adopt at least two children from Rwanda, which sits on the southwest border of Uganda. So far we have completed some […]
June 26, 2009
Puritan Thomas Watson said that gospel tears are one mark of a godly man. Here are his reasons why a godly man weeps. A godly man weeps because of his indwelling sin, his sinful nature which he knows is at enmity with God. A godly man weeps because his corruption clings to him, and he […]
June 24, 2009
I’ve had several remarkable conversations recently. I made incredible points with decleating rhetoric complete with magnetic emotion. In each case my conversation partner was slow-witted and unimpressive, and more or less faded into the background. I was oratorically indestructible, surprising even myself with my penetrating words and impeccable argumentation. Propositions were concrete and immovable. Illustrations […]
June 21, 2009
I suppose Father’s Day, like Mother’s Day, is meant to be a unilateral holiday. It’s typically a one-way expression of appreciation from children to their fathers. Yet on my second Father’s Day, I find that it’s also a personal celebration of the high privilege and unique joy of fatherhood. It’s a day to reflect on […]
June 16, 2009
King Solomon summed up a vital life principle in Proverbs 14:15 — “The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.” This is a critical contrast between the naive and the judicious. And it is laden with implications. We tend to laugh at gullibility, to see it as little more than a […]
June 12, 2009
There is an undercurrent of religious discontent in my generation that is no longer an undercurrent. It is now, and has been for some time, a flood. People are disillusioned with Christianity, hyper-aware of the slighest whiffs of hypocrisy and externalism, clamoring for (a hundred different definitions of) authenticity, and generally frustrated with the church, organized […]
June 9, 2009
In co-teaching an adult Sunday School class in Proverbs for the past year, I’ve come to realize that the Hebrew sages had a deep and nuanced psychology. I realize that over the last several decades, “psychology” has become a buzzword in conservative Christian circles and a ten-letter curse word throughout the biblical counseling movement. The rise of […]
June 7, 2009
As I prepare to speak at an upcoming church retreat on guy-girl relationships, I’ve been reminded of a helpful 13-part sermon series on this topic by Rick Holland from 1999 entitled “A Roadmap for Righteous Relationships.” Rick has pastored the Crossroads college ministry at Grace Community Church for more than a decade. He is a godly man […]
June 1, 2009
The school year is officially over and summer has begun. This means I’ve completed my first year as the Dean of Men. Remnants of the year continue to demand attention because sin, righteousness, and shepherding aren’t bound by semesters. Dean responsibilities are also different than my previous RD responsibilities because now I work through the summer. […]
June 29, 2009
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