By now you’ve heard about the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The outcry has been over the decision to have a group of LGBT+ folk seated at a table, with the person seated at the center having a halo. Further, the Greek god Dionysus (called Bacchus by the Romans), the god of…

There are strong opinions about preaching. I know guys who insist on a particular method of preaching—this usually means preaching extemporaneously, off the cuff and without a manuscript. I recently saw a post on social media insisting that one who is preaching must not use a manuscript, for if he uses a manuscript he might…

Last Thursday my City Group had a good discussion about gifts and opportunities to serve. One member who has the spiritual gift of serving—who would die if I shared the person’s name or even indicated whether the person were male or female!—is highly gifted to do all sorts of things behind the scenes. The conversation…

I have never met a Christian who was both politically partisan and spiritually mature. me I posted this on social media a while ago. I had a conversation with a friend about those who profess Christ and are hostile toward those who disagree with their politics. It was a good conversation. In it I made…

Last Sunday was Pentecost. As is our practice we focused on the birth of the church and the work of God in Christ through his Spirit. In our sermon we saw that God’s purpose from the beginning, the plot of the story of creation, has been God creating for himself a home. He created the…