I don't know how often you have moved in your life, but my guess is, not many have moved as often as I have. New York, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida and now Indiana have all been home to me. I was born and spent the first five years of my life in Rochester, NY. We … Continue reading God gets Bigger
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Is this just Fatalism?
Last night I preached a message on the Sovereignty of God. It is a doctrine that I have fallen in love with over the past six or seven years. It is an anchor in the midst of trial, something solid when everything else is shifty. But, is what I said about the foreordination of all … Continue reading Is this just Fatalism?
Why Pray? Why Evangelize?
I know that when I began to think about the sovereignty of God in the terms that I described on Sunday night, I had to wrestle with a lot of questions (and I still do). I am somewhat afraid that I might have communicated that I had it figured out. I don't. I know that … Continue reading Why Pray? Why Evangelize?
The Inadequacy of Reason in the Search for God
Women just don't make sense, at least some of the time. For example, my wife Lynn gets angry with me (on a very rare occasion). That's not the part that doesn't make sense - I do plenty of things to make her angry. What doesn't make sense is when she won't tell me why she's … Continue reading The Inadequacy of Reason in the Search for God
God’s Omniscience and Prayer
The doctrine of God's omniscience touches so many practical aspects of our Christian lives. I'm not sure how many of these I will write on, but I really wanted to say something about God's omniscience and our prayer lives... Some might say that if God already knows what will happen, we don't need to bother … Continue reading God’s Omniscience and Prayer
God Entranced 