Category: Writings on Christianity

My friend Dan Alcantara has written an excellent piece on songwriting, the Bible, and the church.  He also wrote a catchy worship song to go along with it! Check it out here.

Here’s the second part of Dan Tsouloufis’ piece “The Unfortunate Reality of Hell” (you can find the first part here): The truth is, the Bible portrays a view of God that should bring us not only awe, but awestruck terror.  He is no benevolent deity up in the sky, or a fun-loving grandpa who wants to give us candy and […]

My friend Dan Tsouloufis wrote a helpful piece on hell.  Here’s the first part: The Unfortunate Reality of Hell In today’s climate of theological skepticism, there are many misinformed people who assert that the concept of eternal punishment or eternal retribution is not taught in the Bible.  Not only is this assertion completely unorthodox, it seems […]

I’m presently working through John Calvin’s Institutes, and ran across a few helpful statements on spiritual warfare: “We must, then, bend our every effort to this goal: that we should not let ourselves be overwhelmed by carelessness or faintheartedness, but on the contrary, with courage rekindled stand our ground in combat.  Since this military service […]

I recently completed a review of Jared C. Wilson’s latest book “The Pastor’s Justification” over at the Brave Reviews website. Check it out here.

Jared C. Wilson’s latest book the Pastor’s Justification is filled with memorable one-liners.  Here’s some of my favorite: “Good leaders know that emphasizing what they’re for more than what they’re against is vital for fostering forward momentum”(47). “A pastor not interested in theology is like a computer programmer not interested in technology”(55), “Your pastor may […]

Beatitudes Rewritten to Reflect Modern Ministry Practices (Wilson) Considering the topics and interests which are popular at many ministries conferences today, Jared C. Wilson says in his latest book (The Pastor’s Justification) that we should probably “rewrite the Beatitudes” in order to “better suit the modern age’s self-confident church”: “Blessed are the type-A personalities, for […]

Some  friends of mine from church are part of a group called the Restoration Project.  These guys are seeking to provide new and updated versions of hymns for children and currently have a kickstarter campaign totally worth your financial support.  They are hoping to record two albums, and need to raise $10,000 to make this […]

Oh entangling entitlement, Self-pity’s closest friend, Your line of reasoning is impeccable, Your arguments have no end: ‘Of course I deserve this position!’ ‘It’s only fair that I get that title!’ ‘Any other result would be an injustice!’ ‘Why shouldn’t I receive what ought to be mine!’ I’ve believed your words, Judging all other paths […]

I recently updated the website and added a few more of my sermons that I preached this year.  Check them out here: http://www.ttschmidt.com/preaching