In a recent BLOG post, John Piper tells why he is about to begin a lengthy exposition of John's gospel.  I thought reading it would be a good reminder of some benefits of studying John as we begin our last 9 month stretch in this amazing gospel account (Lord willing).  Given the time period, it … Continue reading A Reminder of Why We Preach John’s Gospel…

Bible Fellowship News... We are starting a new Women's Bible Fellowship on Sunday mornings at 9:15am led by Patti Latta (Jan Lumpkin will assistant teach).  The material will be the same as the other Bible Fellowships (John MacArthur's Acts Study).  This class is for ladies of various life stages who just may feel out of … Continue reading Miscellanea…

Many families at UBC have adopted children or are in the process of adopting.  Many others of US (including my family) are thinking about it or should think about it.  There are many wonderful spiritual implications of adoption, but here is the first of several future posts of how to think biblically about adoption.   … Continue reading A Theology of Adoption

I just can't take it anymore and I've got to get this out!  My stomach turns at much of what I see in Christian bookstores.  I've gotten to the point where I'm embarrassed to walk in with my kids because of what they have to see to get to some simple, solid content.  For instance... … Continue reading Alright, I’ve had it!

Every once in a while a news story breaks about how someone saw Jesus in a tortilla, or Mary in a pancake.  I usually scoff at it, and when I'm a bit more "sanctified" in my perspective, I am just sad at the hunger (no pun intended) to find spiritual satisfaction outside of scripture. Well, … Continue reading Lydia…The Shrine

My daughter has a pretty stout vocabulary.  Sometimes in her attempt to say words and phrases beyond her years, she mixes phrases.  One of my favorites is "hit the bucket."  Somewhere she heard the phrase "kick the bucket" referring to death, and was fascinated, but somehow cannot seem to get the phrase quite right.  I keep thinking … Continue reading Pursuing Life…

In light of our current mini-series, Worship by Design, I thought you might benefit from this video by Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle...great insight!

Many of you have either read The Shack or at least heard about it.  I've had several conversations with people about this book.  I have not read it yet, though (probably the greatest frustration of doctoral work is putting other reading aside).  I have read several reviews and commentaries, however.   I wanted to provide … Continue reading Review of The Shack

Yesterday the AP News released an ARTICLE telling about Hallmark's decision to promote a line of same-sex marriage cards.  Other smaller companies have done the same, but this is the first of the largest companies in the greeting card industry to promote same-sex marriage.  The reasoning is the same as it always has been, it's … Continue reading I’ve never been a huge fan of boycotts, but…

HERE is an article taken from my home town newspaper, the Fort Worth Star Telegram.  I thought you could benefit from reading a view of a journalist who would (most likely) NOT hold to the beliefs of the readers of this blog.  I think it's important for you to be informed of some of the … Continue reading One Take on Modern Evangelicalism…