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  • Psalm 110 Sermon Follow Up: A Holy Priest Waging Holy War

    Psalm 110 Sermon Follow Up: A Holy Priest Waging Holy War

    After preaching on Psalm 110 last week, I want to offer a brief follow up. As I said in the sermon, by the time we reach the end of the psalm, the dead bodies are piling up. In verse 1, Christ’s enemies are made into a footstool for his feet. In verse 2, he rules in… Read more

  • 1819 Interview

    1819 Interview

    I had the honor and pleasure of doing an interview with 1819 News this week, hosted by Bryan Dawson and Ray Melick. If you are not familiar with 1819 News, it’s a great way to keep up with news in Alabama from a Christian perspective. The interview started out talking about the breakdown of the family in… Read more

  • Tragedies: The Southern Baptist Convention Sex Abuse Problem and The Texas School Shooting

    Tragedies: The Southern Baptist Convention Sex Abuse Problem and The Texas School Shooting

    You may have seen the absolutely horrific report on sexual sin and sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention that was released earlier this week. The report is the fruit of an extended independent investigation into claims made against various Southern Baptist leadership and congregations. I have not looked into the report in any detail but… Read more

  • Roman Catholic Rights and Wrongs

    Roman Catholic Rights and Wrongs

    You may have seen that the archbishop of Nancy Pelosi’s Roman Catholic parish in San Francisco has excommunicated her for her views on abortion. Of course, this is long overdue, and there are many high-profile pro-abortion Roman Catholics (like Joe Biden) who have still not been disciplined. But nevertheless it’s a good sign. This is what… Read more

  • Counter-Culture: When the World Changes, Don’t Change With It

    Counter-Culture: When the World Changes, Don’t Change With It

    It’s undeniable: Our culture changing, and changing rapidly. The question for us is just as obvious: Will we change with it? Culture changes continually. But the Word of God does not change. In 1 Corinthians 15-16, Paul commands us to be “steadfast, immovable” (1 Cor. 15:58) and to “stand firm” (1 Cor. 16:13). If the… Read more

  • Liturgy, Community, and Suffering

    Liturgy, Community, and Suffering

    This post is based on the pastoral exhortation given before the worship service on May 15, 2022 at TPC. Today’s sermon will be based on 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, a passage that focuses on the comfort God gives to his people when they suffer. The text especially emphasizes that this comfort is communal. In my suffering,… Read more