• On Winsomeness & Empathy

    On Winsomeness & Empathy

    The Gospel, by its very nature, is offensive (1 Cor 1:18ff). Blood, death, sin, righteousness, holiness, salvation – it’s all so… unnecessary if we are generally good people who sometimes do bad things. But…

  • Deeper by Dane Ortlund

    Deeper by Dane Ortlund

    First of all, let me say that I am so thankful for the Ortlund family and their various ministries. I have personally benefitted from the writings of Ray, Gavin, Dane, and Eric. They write…

  • Struck Down but Not Destroyed by Pierce Taylor Hibbs

    Struck Down but Not Destroyed by Pierce Taylor Hibbs

    Those of you that know me know that I have struggled my whole life with anxiety. Years ago I was diagnosed with OCD. I have read countless books on how to faithfully deal with…

  • Making All Things New by Benjamin Gladd

    Making All Things New by Benjamin Gladd

    The subtitle for Making All Things New is “Inaugurated Eschatology for the Life of the Church.” This immediately tells us two things. First, this book is semi-technical. With words like “inaugurated eschatology” you know…

  • When to Walk Away by Gary Thomas

    When to Walk Away by Gary Thomas

    By nature, I’m a people pleaser. I generally hate conflict, and I have a tendency to try too hard to make people like me. But, in reality, not everyone is going to you. There…

  • After Dispensationalism by Brian Irwin

    After Dispensationalism by Brian Irwin

    Unlike so many others, I didn’t grow up with dispensationalism. Though my covenantalism was underdeveloped, I was always taught an eclectic, amillennial interpretation of Revelation. Therefore, I’ve had to learn the dispensational system in…

  • Too Much Grace?

    Too Much Grace?

    There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Rom 8:1 It’s a strange thing to be accused of “preaching too much grace.” After all, it is by grace alone…

  • Limping With God by Chad Bird

    Limping With God by Chad Bird

    Over the past two years I’ve been preaching a sermon series through the book of Genesis. The story of the Patriarchs is riveting – triumphs and failures, faith and blunders, covenants and cowards. There…

  • Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves

    Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves

    Rejoicing in Christ is a wonderfully written meditation on the person and work of Jesus. It’s a short read with only 5 chapters, but the content is Christ-centered through and through. He writes, “The…

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