John Piper on the Prosperity Gospel

I just watched this on the Desiring God website.  Piper’s take on this topic is worth the 10:35 and it is an important corrective to out evangelical culture.

Blessings,
The Archangel

ObamaCare and the Draconian Consequences

If you want a picture of what socialized medicine looks like, you need look no further than this article from the Daily Mail in England.  In this article a 23-year-old mother gives birth to an extremely premature baby–only 22 weeks and five days of gestational development–and the doctors refuse to treat the baby.  The national [...]

Morris Chapman and a Fundamental Misunderstanding of Calvinism

During the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, Morris Chapman–president of the Executive Committee of the Convention–gave an address in which he managed to tick-off every person with who holds to reformed theology or even those who lean towards reformed theology (see the report here).  Some of my best friends and most respected friends [...]

Humbled by God’s Provision

So, I’m the pastor of a pretty small church in Western Maryland.  We generally have 30-40 people on a Sunday morning.  We have people from every walk of life and the church takes great care of me and my family.  I wouldn’t trade this group of people for anything.
So, I’ve been looking to take a [...]

Offering Our Children to Molech

In the disastrous wake of President Obama’s decision to put the full faith and finances of the Federal Government behind the destruction of human life, I have come to a shocking and bone-jarring conclusion:  As a society, we are engaged in child sacrifice and we are unashamed.
In large measure, this post is not directed at [...]

Pro-Abortion: An Impossible Position

I have not written about abortion, until now. I will admit I am a bit bothered. I have had a rough week–one of my Seminary professors (Carl Stam) has had a recurrence of lymphoma; I just found out one of my favorite teachers of all time–from High School–Dr. Buck Offutt has had a [...]

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

One of the books I’ve read lately is Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be.  The authors Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck mention that in Hollywood, it is popular to be searching for God…it just isn’t good when you find Him.  Similarly, it is chic to be thankful.  However, when you mention [...]

Piper on Presidents, Politics, and the Sovereignty of God

This is a great video clip of John Piper explaning what our political attitudes should be.

For a longer clip (but still containing the above clip) look here.
Thanks to Bro. Matt’s Blog for posting this clip which is embeded above.

A New President and An Historic Election

In the early morning hours of April 12, 1861, no one in the area of Ft. Sumter could have predicted that 147 years later an African-American would become the President of a unified United States of America.
It is an historical irony that Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States–from Illinois, who authored and signed [...]

The “Great Commission Resurgence” and Expository Education

At the 2008 Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, there was a call for a “Great Commission Resurgence.” Now, I was not there, but it would seem this call came during the report on Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, given by Dr. Danny Akin.
I love Dr. Akin. I have a strong affinity for him. [...]