Holiness and *&!#ing Worship Leaders

Recently one of my ex-professors posted a blog about a church worship leader who at some casual hangout event dropped the f-bomb.  If this wasn’t shocking enough, there was alcohol involved in the incident.  My ex-professor presented a tactful call for holiness, particularly in leadership.  Following...

What Does It Really Mean To “Love Jesus”?

“I Love You, Lord…” ~Psalm 18.1 It’s a Friday night and five burning Gospel preachers are downtown to communicate and demonstrate the love of God to the lovers of this world. The smell of cigarettes, alcohol and perfumes mixed with the night air combined with the unique scent of cooling...

What Is The Word of God?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has...

Zeal For Your House Part 1: The Individual

John 2:17 NASB “His disciples remembered that it was written, “ZEAL FOR THY HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.”  (Psalm 69:9 quotation of the LXX version) I saw this verse referenced the other day on John Piper’s wall and it was further fueled by the Holy Spirit.  I was suddenly reminded of...

Keeping Ourselves From Idols

This week Dave Edwards and Steve Bremner sit down to talk about something burning in our hearts, but wind up having a spontaneous discussion on idolatry, and what that looks like in our society culture. Do you have anything you’re setting up in your life “beside” or “near” the...

Regaining Sight

To speak the word “regain” is to state that the subject in view had previously been realized. In this case, the blind man asked to “regain” his sight.  He wanted to get back that which he previously had.  I believe that many modern American Christians are backslidden–meaning, they have...

New Life In Christ, part 3

As we continue through Paul’s admonition to walk out our “new life in Christ” in Ephesians 4:17-24 we now come to verse nineteen which reads as follows: They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. Paul says that they (Gentiles who...

Jesus’ Eyes of Fire

“His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.” (Revelation 1:14,) “I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways. (Jeremiah 6:27, ESV) The concept of Jesus’ eyes of fire mentioned when the...

New Life in Christ, part 2

In my previous study article, we looked in depth at the seventeenth verse of chapter four in the letter to the Ephesians about not walking (patterning our way of life) after the Gentiles (those who do not know God) who walk in the futility of their minds. I would like to continue expounding on this...

Strong Behind the Veil of our Thought Life

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the Fire On Your Head podcast between Dave Edwards and myself on this subject, I highly recommend doing so.  It’s not necessary before proceeding, but this post is basically a write-up or follow up to some of the stuff I got spontaneously discussing with...