A Free Book on Suffering

Posted on May 30th, 2011

John Piper has published a book for free online called “The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God.”
I haven’t read it, but I totally recommend it. The book of Job has been instrumental in Rachel’s spiritual development through the years and I’ve always loved the book of Job as well.
Get the ebook here (pdf).
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Counterstrike

Posted on January 3rd, 2011

This is the sermon I preached at the First Baptist Church Hebron in Carrollton, TX yesterday. The audio got (accidentally) deleted (not my fault). Technically, I had to run to a birthday party after church, so I didn’t have time to save it as an mp3 and left it there thinking I would come back [...]

31 Reasons to Study Biblical Hermeneutics

Posted on October 21st, 2010

So you don’t become a heretic
So you aren’t dependent on a preacher somewhere to tell you what the Bible says
So we can know Jesus – “You search the scriptures (OT) because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to [...]

Church isn’t a building. It’s a people.

Posted on October 17th, 2010

The church is not a government recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It’s not a name. It’s not Baptist. It’s not something tangible like an apple. The church is a group of people with a common faith.
The church is based on the firm foundation (Matthew 16:18) that Jesus Christ is part of the triune God – the Messiah [...]

Family Driven Faith

Posted on September 8th, 2010

My sister and her family gave me a Barnes and Noble gift card for my birthday, so I bought a variety of eBooks for my iPod Touch. While I haven’t been thrilled with the stability of the nook app (and it has gotten better with the two updates they’ve made), I’m loving the eBooks I [...]