Does regeneration precede faith? John answers the John 3:16 Conference

This is love: A summary of 1 John 4:9-10

The silver lining of Obama's victory

So close yet so far away (Mark 6:1-6a)
Upon the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 20, 1953, Harry S. Truman exited the presidency of the United States of America. Truman, who in 1944 had been reluctantly added to the Democratic ticket for Franklin Roosevelt’s fourth term, was thrust into the office of President not a year later when FDR died. Truman presided over the country during the end of World War II, the very beginnings of the coming civil rights movement, the establishment of the nation of Israel, the beginning of the Cold War, and the start of the Korean War. Today historians to a large degree concur that Truman was one of the country’s best presidents. However, as he left office in 19

Jesus declares Himself “Lord” (or) I hate it when that happens
One of the pet peeves of any good preacher of the gospel is when you put in the study and you deliver your sermon… and then you’re driving home or listening to it later and realize that you completely missed communicating something important to the flock. While I think my sermon today was God-honoring and got the point of the text across, that happened to me today – and it drives me crazy. I’m preaching through the Gospel of Mark, and today’s text was the second half of a two-parter on Mark 5:1-20, where Jesus casts the “Legion” of demons out of the Gerasene man. Las

I am the Lion King
It is equally absurd and amazing the things that can come to one’s mind when walking in solitude. What follows are some of those thoughts. I have no idea how I started thinking about this, and the analogy is admittedly far from perfect, but while walking I realized the myriad similarities that exist between the experiences of my life and the 1994 movie, “The Lion King.” I take no credit, absolutely none, for the happy ending, “for it is God who is at work in [me], both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13). Just call me Simba