Confession“The pious fellowship permits no one to be a sinner. So everybody must conceal his sin from himself and from the fellowship. We dare not…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
The Beautiful Discipline of HumilityWhen I see the term “ministry,” I picture a pastor standing behind a pulpit, or a deacon visiting the sick and the widows. But that is not…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
The Day AloneThe Day Alone. My introvert heart delighted in the thought of reading this chapter of Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together. I love being alone…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
The Secret of the PsalmsRecently, I’ve been processing the meaning and nature of prayer after teaching a Sunday school lesson on the intercession of Moses (Exodus…Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
Your sister, and your accuser.I debated for years. Is this really the church I want to attend? The preachers are uneducated, the songs are old, the outreach is weak…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
The Kingdom (without the King)Growing up in a conservative Mennonite church, I’ll be honest: when I see a church whose mission statement includes words like “inclusive”…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
SalvationIn Chapter 7 of the book Christianity and Liberalism, by J. Gresham Machen, the author sets out to defend the Christian doctrine of…Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
The Divinity of Jesus and the Divinity of Chocolate CakeCasually, we ascribe divinity to good food. “This chocolate cake is divine.” But what do we really mean by that? I don’t think there’s…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Addiction, the Gospel, and Self-Esteem: How Modernism Fails UsThe gospel doesn’t intuitively make sense in our culture anymore. And it’s due to the fact that we have lost two basic assumptions about…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
