“Blessed Is He …”

“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit” (Psalm 32:1-2). Freedom is such a beautiful word. The appeal of the Word lies in the fact that we aren’t restrained by anything. In […]

Preach the Text

I’m very concerned with what I perceive to be an approach to preaching (and listening) which, more and more, seems to place the Word of God in the background. I’ve heard some sermons recently which illustrate the point. In one, I wasn’t required to open a Bible for the first 20 minutes; in another, one […]

Buy a Sword

The history of mankind is filled with blood. Much of it spilled over the idea of religious zealotry. Many false religions cry out for the blood of infidels and barbarians who do not support the religion of the one holding the weapon. There have even been many bloody wars and crusades for the sake of […]