Here is a thoughtful piece written by Jared Wilson posted on the Gospel Coalition website. I think he is right on the money. There are lots of people who want Mark Driscoll to fail and fall. I am not one of them. I love and respect Pastor Mark. His preaching helped saved my life. I […]
Colossians 3: Putting on Christ (pt3 of 3)
When I was in the 6th grade, I started taekwondo. I was a chubby, shy kid back then and my parents wanted to teach me some discipline so I started training under a 10th degree black belt, which is the highest rank you can get up to. There were photographs of the Grand Master Kwan […]
Colossians 3: Putting on Christ (pt2 of 3)
The second set of sins is a little more subtle. Verse 8 – anger, wrath, malice, slander, filthy language. Verse 9 – lying. I meet a lot of so-called Christians who are angry, they are wrathful, they have malice in their hearts, they wish harm and ill-will toward another person, they are bitter, they harbor […]
Colossians 3: Putting on Christ (pt1 of 3)
Text: Col 3:1-17 We are wrapping up the book of Colossians today. We started by talking about the gospel. Col 1:3-6. [READ] Paul preached the gospel to the Colossians. The gospel is the good news of Jesus dying on a cross for hopeless and helpless sinners. Jesus conquered sin and death by resurrecting 3 days […]
John MacArthur and Mark Driscoll: Why I am a Continuationist
John MacArthur is a cessationist, which means he believes that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased with the apostles in the first century. Some of these supernatural “charismatic” gifts are listed in 1 Cor 12– 1 Cor 12 4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, […]
Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy
Here is an article posted on the Huntington Post. Say hi to Lucy. Lucy is part of Generation Y, the generation born between the late 1970s and the mid 1990s. She’s also part of a yuppie culture that makes up a large portion of Gen Y. I have a term for yuppies in the Gen […]