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  • Gems from Esolen 

    Gems from Esolen 

    Here are a couple of great quips from Anthony Esolen’s book Out of the Ashes: “The health of a society may be gauged by how full the churches are, those beating hearts of culture and communion.” “We do not produce many great comedians in the present. We do produce a lot of material for comedians in Read more

  • C. S. Lewis on Women’s Ordination

    C. S. Lewis on Women’s Ordination

    From C. S. Lewis’ essay against priestesses in church – a couple of the best paragraphs he ever wrote: “It is painful, being a man, to have to assert the privilege, or the burden, which Christianity lays upon my own sex. I am crushingly aware how inadequate most of us are, in our actual and Read more

  • Headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11: A Short Note on a Renewed Controversy

    Headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11: A Short Note on a Renewed Controversy

    Since some folks have been discussing headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11 recently, here is what you need to know: My sermon on this text: HERE (I think this sermon demonstrates pretty conclusively that first century Christian women did NOT wear headcoverings in worship.) Sermon follow up: HERE My essay “Women, Ministry, and Liturgy” which takes up headcoverings Read more

  • Why We Need More Christian Billionaires 

    Why We Need More Christian Billionaires 

    This is a follow up to my sermon from September 18, 2022. A couple weeks ago when I preached on wealth from Matthew 6, we saw that Jesus’ view of wealth is deep, complex, and full of wisdom. But it is also easy to misunderstand. Some people think Jesus taught as ascetic message and idealized a a Read more

  • Your Biggest Problem 

    Your Biggest Problem 

    This is my pre-worship exhortation from a recent Sunday: We live in a world full of problems. But do not let the world’s problems cause you lose sight of the biggest problem in your life: Your own sin. Your biggest problem is not what they are doing down in Montgomery, or in DC, or over Read more

  • William Carey and the Hope that Propelled the Modern Missionary Movement 

    William Carey and the Hope that Propelled the Modern Missionary Movement 

    “Christ must reign, till Satan has not an inch of territory.” — William Carey Carey worked as a missionary in India for 40 years. He began the work in 1793. He did not see his first convert until 1800. When a Hindu man named Krishna Pal professed faith in Christ, Carey wrote in his journal, Read more