What Is Worship?

What Is Worship?

In Psalm 95:1-6, we read a proclamation from the psalmist: Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord...
BOOK REVIEW: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

BOOK REVIEW: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

 (5/5) Wendell Berry is an eighty-eight-year-old farmer in rural Kentucky. He is also a former professor at Stanford University, a novelist, poet, essayist, environmentalist, and critic of modern American culture. My wife, Sarah, and I have read most of his novels and...
Book Review: Enjoying the Bible by Matthew Mullins

Book Review: Enjoying the Bible by Matthew Mullins

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) I had a professor in Bible college who would always tell his students that to bore people with the Bible is a sin. Why? Because the Bible is not boring! It is the greatest story ever told. However, there are times when I do not enjoy reading the...
Thinking Positively

Thinking Positively

The book of Philippians addresses many struggles within the Christian life. One such struggle is the fight for gratitude. In Philippians 1:12-14; 18-20, Paul shares how he cultivates a grateful life amid struggle: “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened...
BOOK REVIEW: This Too Shall Last by K.J. Ramsey

BOOK REVIEW: This Too Shall Last by K.J. Ramsey

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) “What happens when dire circumstances don’t change? What happens when life doesn’t turn out as we had hoped?” Two good questions that lead to another fundamental question, “Is God good”? (p. 4) As a pastor in a church of more than four thousand souls,...
Swimming More Deeply in the Doctrine of Election

Swimming More Deeply in the Doctrine of Election

The information below is based on the book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Dr. Don Whitney. Meditating on God’s Word is one way to stoke the fire of God’s love in your heart. But by meditating, I don’t mean sitting in a yoga pose and attempting to...