Posts
On Worship
February 23, 2018(This could be a long post, and I'm not exactly sure how to tackle this controversial topic...but as Julie Andrews wisely suggested, "Let's start at the very beginning...a very good place to start." )
Music has always been a part of my li…
On Baptism
February 9, 2018Do you want to know something crazy? These Lutheran people believe that baptism somehow actually saves you.
I mean, that's utterly ridiculous. Baptism is obviously a work that you do, and salvation is a gift, not something that you earn by your own wo…
On Hearing from God
January 26, 2018Growing up, I heard lots about God's will, and about how important it was to obey it. In high school in particular I remember being confused by this, asking people, "How do you KNOW what God's will is? How can I know God is speaking to me?&qu…
On Doctrine
January 17, 2018I used to think I understood unity.
I'm not a public speaker. My mouth dries up, my heart pounds, my mind goes blank, and I get this weird involuntary-swallow-mid-word-thing going on. Truly, there aren't many things I fear more than speaking in pu…
On Vocation
December 5, 2017Back in 2013 I picked up the book "Radical" by David Platt. Reading this book was eye-opening; I eagerly devoured it, and what he had to say really "resonated" with me. The main thing I took away from it is that God has a heart for the…
On Law and Gospel
November 17, 2017"Love God, love people." That's all we need to do, and that's simple enough, isn't it? Why is it that we insist on making the Christian life so complicated? Can you imagine, what if we actually started living this out? What if we …