A few years ago a team of sociologists visited Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church. They were conducting a study of churches that were involved in mercy ministry. When they were finished, they gave us a chance to read over their report before they published it, in case we noticed any mistakes. The report was very well [...]

Of all the Puritan there may be none better known today than the last great voice of the puritan movement, Jonathan Edwards. Rather than my writing much I want to point to other writings and sermons. There are numerous resources that can be found, but I only want to list a few: Desiring God Conference [...]

Justin Taylor had an interesting link on his site today: Sally Morgenthaler, author of the influential book Worship Evangelism, has now concluded: “For all the money, time, and effort we’ve spent on cultural relevance—and that includes culturally relevant worship—it seems we came through the last 15 years with a significant net loss in churchgoers, proliferation [...]

Meet the Puritans offers little in the way of biography for Ralph Robinson. He was ordained at the age of 29 and was arrested 8 years later for his ministry and imprisoned. The brief biography states that he was held in the Tower of London during this imprisonment. Though he returned to pastor St. Mary [...]

This is amazing: Flynt is giving new meaning to being a college senior. After all, he’s a grandfather and a card-carrying member of AARP. He’s eight years older than his coach and has two kids older than any of his teammates. College football at 59!

Justin Taylor had a post about adoption that pointed to Shaohannah’s Hope. I watched this video and it reminded me of a thought I had while on my roof cleaning out the gutters Monday (ah my random thought life). While adoptions is a wonderful thing, it is also a reminder that so is having our [...]

Conflict is something we will all face, but many of us would rather avoid. C.J. Mahaney has written a helpful and must read article on the subject of conflict, instructing on why and how we must face it. Friends, there is a relational conflict in your immediate future, just as there is in mine. Let’s [...]

All of these were taken with a camera phone, so the quality is poor. The first picture is a sign hanging in the bathroom at the fair in Madison County. I just could not pass that one up. The other two pictures are of teenagers from our church working in the Dairy Bar at the [...]

Having money or wealth is not a bad thing, loving money or wealth is. This is a trap for all, because not everyone has money, but you don’t have to have money to love it. Posessions and money can be viewed rightly, if they are seen as a blessing from God and to be used [...]

Lauren turned 6 on Monday!   Kara and Lauren started school today! This is Kara’s first year to go all day, 1st grade, and Lauren started Kindergarten.