Mike Leake makes an excellent analogy about how we look at the world using baseball and baseball cards – the front or the back. It takes to a point – of both the truth and the beauty of the gospel. You can read it here.
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The Truth and Beauty of the Gospel
Posted in Baseball, Gospel on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What You May Not Know About the Charlie Brown Christmas
Posted in Gospel, Miscellaneous on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Tis the season for Christmas specials on TV. By far, my favorite is A Charlie Brown Christmasl. Unlike most, you can’t not know the meaning of Christmas after watching Charles Schulz’s production. You may be surprised, though, when you understand the “story behind the story.” It almost didn’t make it on television at all. Lee [...]
The Gospel Has Implications
Posted in Christian life, Gospel, proclaiming the gospel on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you – unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I [...]
No Free Lunches
Posted in atonement, Bible, Gospel on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to Milton Friedman, you can sum up economics in one sentence (paraphrased): “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” As long as I’ve been a Christian, I’ve reacted, almost viscerally, to the statement by saying,”Yes, there is! Salvation is free!” There may not be free lunches in economics, but there certainly are [...]
Take It Easy with the Fist-Pumping
Posted in Bible, contemporary evangelicalism, Gospel, second coming on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Harold Camping was wrong. The rapture didn’t happen Saturday as he predicted. But before we start the fist-pumping, name-calling, and finger-pointing, we’d do well to remember that the day of God’s judgment really is coming. Whether it be our own death or at the second coming of Jesus Christ, every one of us will stand [...]
Sermon in a Sentence
Posted in Bible, Gospel, preaching, Sermons on May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I had the privilege of preaching on Ephesians 3:1-7. In one sentence, my sermon was: The “mystery” made known to Paul, and us, is that believing Jews and Gentiles are members together of the same body (the church) by God’s grace through the work of Jesus Christ, and it’s our responsibility is to [...]
What’s Our Problem?
Posted in Books, Gospel, Quotes on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A real solution can only be found when we have a clear understanding of the problem. In terms of humanity, D.A. Carson writes: Third, seen in this light, Genesis 3, shows what we most need. If you are a Marxist, what you need are revolutionaries and decent economists. If you are a psychologist, what you [...]
Sermon in a Sentence
Posted in Bible, Gospel, preaching, Sermons on April 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was my privilege to preach on Ephesians 2:4-10 this morning. Here is a summary of my sermon, including a review of 2:1-3, in one sentence: God graciously saves guilty sinners through faith in His Son Jesus Christ, who then serve Him based on their gratitude.
The Gospel is the Mainspring
Posted in Christian life, discipline, Gospel on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jerry Bridges told this story when he spoke at the Spurgeon Fellowship. The point of it is excellent. His parents gave him a wristwatch as a gift after he graduated from high school. It looked good and told the time well the first day, but when he got out of bed on the second day [...]
