Here’s an insight quote from J.I. Packer’s book “Weakness is the Way.” “When the World tells us, as it does, that everyone has a right to a life that is easy, comfortable, and relatively pain-free, a life that enables us to discover, display, and deploy all the strengths that are latent within us, the world […]
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Bible and Women Part II
In a previous post I noted how one passage of Scripture leads us to reject the narrative that “the Bible has a low view of women.” In this post, I hope to list some other reasons why a biblical view of women is actually a more dignified view than a modern secular understanding. CREATED EQUAL […]
I grew up attending church and believing in God. I was what some would call a “nominal” or “cultural” Christian, that is—I believed in name only, but was not really a committed follower of Jesus Christ in my heart or life. It was not until my freshman year of college that I became a Christian […]
An excellent book worth reading and rereading is Milton Vincent’s “Gospel Primer.” I’ve read it multiple times and continue to reread it. It is full of wisdom and truth and helps my heart remember and apply the truths of the gospel. Vincent has a chapter called “Mortifying the Flesh with Fullness” where he helps the […]
This week we gathered together to celebrate the life of Craig Worley. Here’s the text for the sermon I preached at his service. (audio can be found here) Craig Worley CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE SERMON: Philippians 1:18b-23 “To Be with Christ is FAR Better” Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that through […]
There are lots of reasons the resurrection of Jesus is important. Here are SIX: 1. This is the GREAT SIGN that Jesus really is Son of God: Romans 1:4 2. This SIGN vindicates and validates all of Jesus’ ministry, including the promise he made in Matt 20:28. 3. Jesus’ resurrection is proof that we will […]
Craig Worley was an elder candidate at our Naperville church plant, Cross of Christ Fellowship, and a dear brother and friend to me. He passed away this week. Here is a passage of Scripture, an obituary of his life that his daughter wrote, and information about his memorial and funeral service. For this reason I […]
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Bible and Women
Sometimes I hear people say, ‘the Bible is disparaging of women.’ Or, the Bible has a misogynistic or oppressive approach to women. This is a quite a common understanding today in our culture. But I would argue it is rather misinformed and actually very unpersuasive. In fact, I think there is quite a bit of […]
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The Burial of Jesus
I recently preached on the burial of Jesus from Matthew 27:55-66 at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. Here are some of my notes. The main melody of this passage is the burial of Jesus, but the supporting voices are the women witnesses, Joseph of Arimathea’s act, and the unbelieving religious authorities who […]
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Earth, That Cruel Tyrant
The Earth is not personal. It cares nothing for us. It neither loves us, nor hates us, nor thinks of us. In fact, it can do nothing personal toward us, because it is not personal—it is a planet without consciousness. It cannot give us laws, or tell us “I love you,” or write us a […]
