During yesterday’s sermon, I shared these words from D.A. Carson: People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; We drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; We drift toward Read the full article…
What’s better than being called “down to earth?” We use that phrase to describe people who are sensible, humble, and wise. Except . . . what if God sent his power down to earth? What if, in an invisible yet irresistible way, God shared the beauty and glory of heaven with those of us who Read the full article…
I was speaking recently with a colleague about preparing and delivering remarks for a memorial service when we came up with a formula for the whole process. If you write out whatever it is that you’re going to say (and I usuallly do), here’s what we pray happens: What’s in your heart gets empowered by Read the full article…
From the ages of 8-18, I had one goal in life: to become the number one tennis player my age in the state of Texas. The good news is that it actually happened. After a string of second place finishes, I finally won it all when I was 17. I liked it well enough that Read the full article…
Last week I posted about five moments in sports that brought me to tears. This week . . . the movies. I cry at odd movies, at scenes most other people don’t find so traumatic. But anything having to do with fathers and sons or divorce or unexpected death . . . well, pass the Read the full article…
