‘Referral’ Archives
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
When Christians get together for worship, and their music director is perhaps out of town, they typically say, "Well, let's at least sing Amazing Grace." Why? Everybody knows it. Even non-Christians know it. It is one of the most recognizable tunes through the course of human history. It seems [...]
Pitchers and Cathers Report – will Dads?
My former pastor (and in many ways he continues to be my pastor), David Prince, has published an article at Baptist Press on the excellencies of baseball. Having just signed Noah up for his first season of Little League, reading this article brings a tear to my eye. I highly recommend it to [...]
Help for Sexual Sin
People know where to go online if they want to see pornography. They know exactly where to look, and they can pull it up even on their cell phone in a discreet moment, if that is what they desire. They are also well aware of how to cover their steps by deleting browsing histories, cookies, and the [...]
A Timely Word from Devotional Theologian D.A. Carson
The following short editorial appeared in the helpful (and free) online journal Themelios. This journal is produced by the Gospel Coalition and is an appreciated resource for pastors and teachers on a budget, but who want to dig deep nonetheless. D.A. Carson is a well respected theologian. His [...]
Be a Man (if you are a man), Be a Woman (if you are a woman)
We had a Valentine's Banquet at RML this past week, and by all accounts, we had a GREAT time! It was a lot of fun, and at times, downright silly. But some of the themes discussed throughout the evening pertaining to marriage need to be taken very, very serious. As a pastor, I desperately want to [...]
The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University
There are incredible amounts of trash, filth, and otherwise non-helpful material online. In many ways, the internet is a cesspool of human depravity in a digital format. This does not mean we should do away with the internet, but rather, like everything else, through the power of our Lord Jesus [...]