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  • Courage

    Courage

    This is a modified email I sent out to my congregation in August 2020, but I thought it would make a good follow up to last week’s sermon on courage from Daniel 3. TPC family, The times we live in require courage on the part of God’s people. Our faith is assailed from various angles… Read more

  • Covenant Succession

    Covenant Succession

    In 1 Timothy 3:4-5, Paul requires that a man rule his house faithfully if he is going to rule in the household of God. The proof he is ruling his house faithfully is manifested in the faithfulness of his children. Sadly, this is a very neglected qualification for pastors and elders in the evangelical church today. If… Read more

  • The Books I’ve Loved Loved – #2

    The Books I’ve Loved Loved – #2

    I posted this brief review on Facebook last September, but it really belongs here as well.  Katy Faust’s book Them Before Us should be high on everyone’s reading list. I have followed Faust’s outstanding work for several years on various social media platforms and this book represents the distillation of much of her research. It is a… Read more

  • Wisdom Interview

    Wisdom Interview

    A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of doing a podcast interview with my good friend Larson Hicks on the topic of wisdom. You can find the interview here: Read more

  • When it Comes to Lent, Be a Ninevite, Not a Pharisee

    When it Comes to Lent, Be a Ninevite, Not a Pharisee

    God’s people have many ways of expressing godly grief over our own sin or over tragedies we endure in this fallen world. Here are a few examples. From 2 Samuel 13: [19] And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head… Read more

  • Canadian Bill C-4

    Canadian Bill C-4

    This is an email I sent to my congregation this week, concerning Canadian bill C-4, which essentially makes the Christian faith illegal in Canada. TPC family, Last Sunday, Canadian bill C-4 forbidding “conversion therapy” for homosexuals and transgenders was mentioned in Sunday School, the opening exhortation, and the pastoral prayer. I wanted to follow up… Read more