Faithful theology has been likened to standing atop a mesa. A mesa, if you remember, is an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides. There are many true things that one can affirm on the flat-top. But go too far in… Continue Reading
Many of us have a tendency to view God a bit too much like Monty Hall…or Wayne Brady if you prefer. What I mean is that we see God as one who gives us a few tantalizing options. If we… Continue Reading
In preparing a training session on hospitality I found myself wading through a few older John Piper sermons. In one particular sermon from 1985 I read this quote: “When I am dead and gone and another man stands in this… Continue Reading
“I wish my letters may be a bridle to you and yours a spur to me.” Those words came from the pen of John Newton to a much younger John Ryland, Jr. Newton was almost 50 when he wrote these… Continue Reading