The church I attend (Redeemer Fellowship) does a great job of emphasizing the importance of small group gatherings. We call these gatherings community groups (CG), and the function of each…
Author: <span>Tom Schmidt</span>
Chronicles: Retelling the Story of Israel More than Just a List of Names: 1 Chronicles 1-9 (this post is the second in an series on 1-2 Chronicles, the first found…
New City Catechism I want to commend an excellent resource to you today: New City Catechism. A catechism is a summary of the Christian faith put into question and answer…
Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. Ps 116:7 Martyn Lloyd Jones and my pastor Joe Thorn are surely right: we need…
Chronicles: An Introduction I recently began reading 1-2 Chronicles again in my daily devotionals and have been struck by its rich theology and relevance for my life. My renewed appreciation…
Rachel and I just returned from a wonderful time in the UK. In additional to invaluable time spent with family and friends, we saw some beautiful English country side,…
What I’m looking most forward to this year in Britain (besides seeing family and friends of course!): image courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32136271@N08/4514594299/
Another question I answered on an application to a ministry position is worth repeating here: “A friend with limited Bible knowledge asks you to describe the basic message of the…
Recently, I filled out an application for a ministry position at church and one of the questions asked me to explain my conversion to Christianity. As I wrote my answer,…
It has been over five years since I have blogged consistently. This is because I felt like I did not have much to say, and because I felt like I…