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My favorite show on TV (Netflix) is the AMC show Turn. My curiosity of the show lead me to the internet to find out more about the true story of George Washington's spy ring. One click lead to another, as Wikipedia always does, and I was reading about Major John Andre of the British Army. I found out, John Andre was converted just two days before ... Continue Reading

Pastor As Church Member Philippians 4:10,14-16 “I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me.” “Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership ... Continue Reading

2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience" Using the Bible to preach is not the same as preaching the Bible. In other words, preaching does not start with the preacher. By definition, a sermon starts with God's word. A Bible infused passion rant does not equal a ... Continue Reading

In the heat of suffering, some find refuge in the sovereign decrees of God. Yet, for others in similar fires, the knowledge of the sovereign decrees of God add sorrow upon sorrow.  These brothers and sisters can't bear to hear about secret decrees. Offer them the sovereign God who sees. "The cross is like a diamond." You have heard that right? ... Continue Reading

Is there a difference between "Scripture vs Scripture" and "Scripture Interpreting Scripture?" I think so. The shape of the "Scripture vs Scripture" model. Step one is to make the Bible say or not say whatever you want it to say or not say by using the Bible. You just have to put one verse against another verse to discover which verse can be ... Continue Reading

Exodus 32:1-2 "When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, "Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." So Aaron said to them, "Take off the rings of ... Continue Reading

Is it possible to be confessional and a continuationist? I think so. My objective in this short post is to show you why I am both. I also want to appeal to charismatic folks to learn what it means to hold to a confession and for historic confessional folks to open up to continuationism. What does it mean to be confessional? As I understand it, ... Continue Reading

Proverbs 20:29 "The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair." "Experts impress. A sage draws you to God." John Eldredge It was 1996. I was in 8th grade. One of my teachers was named Mr. Caldwell, and he was one of the good ones. I had a way of turning good teachers into crazy teachers due to my ... Continue Reading

I have 4 Paul's in my life. Not men named Paul, but men who are to me what Paul was to Timothy. Not to beat to death an already dead dead dead horse, but who is your Paul? I want to tell you about mine. Over the last 4 years, God has allowed me to learn from some great men. The watching world may see Jeff, Matt, Gregg, and Curt as ordinary. They ... Continue Reading

We may need an anticipation correction. I know I do. Pastor, when you gather with the people of God do you anticipate their sorrow or their joy? Life is hard and Christians are "Real" after all. We can be honest. We mostly expect our people to be tired and busy. The majority of you are not pastors, so let me let you in on a little secret about ... Continue Reading