This morning I was changing Mathew (our 5 month-old) and putting his little overalls on him while he yawned, smiled and cooed away. There’s something about the little moments like this, or when we wake him up in the morning and the first thing on his face is a huge smile, that invigorates my soul. [...]
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The Redemptive Power of a Child
Posted in Children, Cross, Idolatry, Parenting, familly values, gospel, tagged Children, idols, redemption, reminded of Jesus, Worship on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
American Idolatry
Posted in Culture, Idolatry, Worship on July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Most people probably wouldn’t label the good ole USA as “idolatrous.” But the fact is, we have merely repackaged and domesticated our idols. If we grasped the fact that we really do worship 24/7, I think we’d be shocked by our idolatry–our worship gone bad.
Anger, The Image of Satan
Posted in Idolatry, Theology, anger, satan on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever complained about the weather?
Have you ever cursed under your breath because someone cut you off in traffic?
Have you ever given the “evil eye” to the cashier at Walmart because they seemed to be competing for the world’s slowest service award?
Have you ever lashed out at a friend or loved one with a [...]
Where was Josh on Sunday?
Posted in Bless, Idolatry, Missionary, Worship on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past Sunday I had the privilege of helping my friend, Dave Spencer, by preaching at his home church, CenterPoint in Concord, NH. Dave and I served together for several years in South Portland when I was the youth pastor there.
Thanks to you, WBC Family, for being generous to God’s Kingdom here in New England [...]
John Owen and Gollum: Puritan vs. Hobbit
Posted in Idolatry, Worship on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gollum personifies how evil takes hold of you, enslaving and devouring you. And the genius of Tolkien’s Gollum is that the evil that destroys the once kind, playful hobbit does not come in an ugly, obvious form of evil. Instead, it seems beautiful and lovely; it is precious! Outwardly, Gollum’s “Precious” does not look as [...]
Of First Importance- Mission and the Overflow of Grace November 23, 2009
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