May 2008

The Monologue

May 28, 2008

Earlier this year at the Acts 29 Bootcamp in Chicago Mark Dever spoke on Evangelism and Church Planting, and something he said about preaching has stuck with me more than anything else I heard at that gathering. It is particularly provocative in light of the current conversation that is taking place among pastors about the [...]

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A Busy Weekend

May 24, 2008

After Jen gave birth to Madeline I took a week off to stay at home with the fam. It was a great week, and I not only needed it to rest with the family and help with our newborn, but to get ready for a very busy weekend. Today is Jen and my anniversary (the [...]

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Madeline Ember

May 16, 2008

God has blessed us with our third child, Madeline Ember. She was born at 3:06pm on 5/16, weighs 5.4 lbs and is 18″ long. Thanks so much to everyone who was praying for us.

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Friday Photos

May 16, 2008

Most of you know I am in the hospital right now with Jen, who is getting ready to deliver our third child. Yeah baby! If you think of it, please pray for Jen and the baby girl about to be born (hopefully before 3pm so I can win the bet made with Jen).

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Baby Time

May 15, 2008

Early on Friday morning I am taking Jen to the hospital so our doctor can induce labor. She is a few weeks early, but there are complications that make this necessary. All of Jen’s pregnancies are “high-risk” (I wont go into it), but we have great docs and a sovereign God. We would appreciate your [...]

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An Evangelical Manifesto

May 7, 2008

An Evangelical Manifesto: A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment was officially released today. This is a document that seeks to clarify what it means to be an evangelical and how we should engage culture and politics. I like it a lot, but have only read it through once. For more check out Ed [...]

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The Hope of Obedience

May 2, 2008

I am preaching on Philippians 2:12, 13 this weekend on “Learning Obedience.” Preaching on obedience is tricky. If all I do is call people to keep the law (obey) it will only result in pride or despair. Pride for those who only superficially examine their lives and see themselves as good performers, and despair for [...]

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