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  • Sermon Spin-off — 12/10/23 (1 Samuel 7) 

    Sermon Spin-off — 12/10/23 (1 Samuel 7) 

    This a slight reworking of the last portion of my sermon from 12/10/23. The end of 1 Samuel 7 describes the great blessings that accrued to Israel because of Samuel’s ministry as priest, prophet, and judge. Samuel, like Moses, held a multiplicity of offices usually assigned to many men instead of one. It was obviously Read more

  • My Christian Nationalism 

    My Christian Nationalism 

    I am not really a fan of the “Christian nationalism” label. The “nationalism” bit carries too much baggage. But if I did want to identify myself as a Christian nationalist, Francis Scott Key’s hymn “Before the Lord We Bow” would define the term for me. Key is best known to Americans as the author of our national Read more

  • An Advent Meditation from Isaiah 11 

    An Advent Meditation from Isaiah 11 

    These are notes from a sermon by Rich Lusk, originally preached on December 12, 2004. G. K. Chesterton is one of my favorite authors. In his wildly funny and futuristic novel Napoleon of Notting Hill, he talks about a game the human race has been playing for a long, long time.  It’s a game called “cheat Read more

  • Romans 1:18-32: Reversing the Exchanges

    Romans 1:18-32: Reversing the Exchanges

    In Romans 1:18-32, Paul identifies the pattern by which humanity (and particular civilizations within humanity) slide into apostasy and damnation. The sequence is ingratitude, leading to idolatry, leading to immorality. We refuse to thank and glorify the God who made us, turning to idols instead; the outworking of this idolatry is manifested in various forms Read more

  • Pastoral Leadership in an Age of Wokeness

    Pastoral Leadership in an Age of Wokeness

    Are woke pastors committing vocational suicide? Is it enough to not be woke? Or must a pastor be explicitly anti-woke in order to remain faithful? I admit upfront I know absolutely nothing first hand about the Scott Sauls case and therefore anything I say here is strictly speculative. The charges brought against Sauls that he has been abusive and manipulative are very Read more

  • Thanksgiving Day Note 

    Thanksgiving Day Note 

    This was sent out in the TPC congregational email today: George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Day proclamation opened with these words: “Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor– and whereas Read more