The Gospel
The Gospel. It's not just for forgiveness. It doesn't just cover the penalty of sin...it frees us from the sin! The Gospel is not just a story about the penalty and the problem of our sin... It's even more than the invitation to know God's very near presence, to be...
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel from “December Songs”
The music of December. It is nostalgic, simple, and powerful. It speaks of love, family, joy, and hope. It unites us. It warms our homes. It heals our wounds. It draws me back to childhood memories. It tugs at my heart as I think of loved friends and family. It...
Salvation: God’s Work or Man’s? My beliefs about the doctrine of Soteriology
Soteriology: The Doctrine of Salvation There are many who have studied this wonderful doctrine more than I, but the following is the result of my lifetime of study of the incredible free gift of God, made possible by Jesus Christ, that is called Salvation. Statement...
Pursue the Great Purpose of Your LIfe
"Stick with your work. Do not flinch because the lion roars; do not stop to stone the devil’s dogs; do not fool away your time chasing the devil’s rabbits. Do your work. Let liars lie, let sectarians quarrel, let critics malign, let enemies accuse, let the devil do...
Read the Bible Every Day!
A burden of my heart is to see God's people consistently spending time in His Word. Without daily focused time with the Lord, we will never see the victory and experience the joy in the Christian life that we have been born again to know. My experience has been that...
Leader—Fleshly or Spiritual—Which Are You?
I am re-posting this fantastic article by Pastor Cary Schmidt. What an incredibly accurate and honest comparison of a leader who operates in the flesh verses one whose leadership evidences Spirit-control. If you lead anyone, in any way (and, let's be honest, we all...
Functional Universalism
I'm guilty of "Functional Universalism" far too often. Are you? Watch this video: Do We Really Believe What We're Saying? from The Church at Brook Hills on Vimeo.
How is your vision?
Proverbs 29:18: "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." "Pilgrims with no vision of the promised land become proprietors of their own land.... Instead of looking upward at [the Lord], they look inward at themselves and...
Ready or not…2011
As I begin 2011, I am struck with the reminder that January 1, 2011 was scheduled to be the due date for my third son, Jackson Cole, to be born. In His providence, God chose to usher our little boy directly into His presence on July 10, 2010. I know that he is in...
Two Ways to Live – The Choice We All Face
I came across this great online gospel presentation: Two Ways to Live - The Choice We All Face: "The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple - simple enough to be outlined in a few pages. It is a message from the Bible about God and His Son,...
