Church leaders have the opportunity to deprive our great enemy of his best and most effective tool. What is that tool? It is us when we are more concerned about our own glory and reputation than we are of God's glory and reputation. When we make … [Continue reading]
I am not the first to make the point that idolatry can entail taking good things and making them into ultimate things. Or to put it another way, we should not confuse means and ends. I was thinking about this with reference to physical pleasures. … [Continue reading]
Martyn Lloyd-Jones said this about prayer in a sermon on John 17: "Our whole idea of prayer is false. We think of prayer only as guidance and requests. Now if you were to put that into practice in human relationships you would regard it as … [Continue reading]
I don't know if it is just an American thing, but we are so enamored with popularity and large followings. Unfortunately, the church has not been immune to this fascination. When a church grows large, there will be those who want to study that … [Continue reading]
