Author: Pastor Rich Lusk
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The Servant Leader Trap: Help for Husbands Seeking to Lead Their Families Faithfully
Servant-leadership, as commonly understood in evangelical circles, has taken quite beating in recent years, and rightfully so. I have already addressed this issue in other places, but the problems should be spelled out more fully, especially for marriage.There are many Christian husbands who believe they are Jesus-like “servant leaders” when in reality they are abdicating their…
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Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:2-5
Sexual Desire and Sexual Refusal in Marriage:A Pauline Theology of Consent This is an article especially for married men. “When we marry, the choice is voluntary, but the duties are not a matter of choice: they are dictated by the nature of the situation.”- Edmund Burke The Sin of Sexual Refusal While desire cannot be negotiated in marriage,…
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Liturgy and the Gospel
This article was originally written for the newsletter of Redeemer Presbyterian Church ion Austin, TX in 1997. It has been updated for TPC. Worship is a controversial topic among Christians in our day. Strong, passionately held convictions often clash over even the minutiae of how we should worship God. Considering the centrality of gathered worship…
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The Books I’ve Loved – #1
I was going through my bookshelf the other day and came across Werner Neuer’s Man and Woman in Christian Perspective. I first read it in college, probably about 1993 or so. It was recommended to me by Peter Doyle, the pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Opelika, AL. Dr. Doyle used to do a college men’s…
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Psalms 127-128 Sermon Follow Up: Who Is the Blessed Man?
This is a follow up to my sermon for men who want to hear more on their duties as husbands and fathers. My sermon Sunday on the pair of family psalms, Psalm 127 and Psalm 128, deserves a bit more comment. I will focus here especially on Psalm 128. (Video of the sermon is available here —…
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Quotebook #2
“Christianity, and nothing else, is the ultimate foundation of liberty, conscience, human rights, and democracy, the benchmarks of western civilization. To this day, we have no other options [besides Christianity]. We continue to nourish ourselves from this source. Everything else is postmodern chatter.” – Jurgen Habermas, a German philosopher/theologian A person who has lived in…
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Defying the Patriarchy?
Have you seen reports on this new Netflix show Cuties? Looks like soft pedophilic porn. It’s sick. Maybe with Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars, some on the left are trying to normalize pedophilia before a bunch of them get busted for it. Maybe they can get it legalized before they go to jail. Let’s hope not. What’s interesting to me…
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Anonymous Reports and Proverbs 25:9-10
Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another’s secret,lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.– Proverbs 25:9-10 Last week, the Atlantic published a story which claimed Trump made disparaging comments about American soldiers according to four anonymous sources. Not surprisingly, the story quickly fell apart as many sources…
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Quotebook #1
From N. T. Wright: Made for spirituality, we wallow in introspection. Made for joy, we settle for pleasure. Made for justice, we clamor for vengeance. Made for relationships, we insist on our own way. Made for beauty, we are satisfied with sentiment. But new creation has already begun. The sun has begun to rise. Christians…
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Sorrow and Joy in James
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. – James 1:2-3 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. – James…
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