Keeping my Distance from the Declaration
I have refrained thus far from commenting on the recent Manhattan Declaration. Part of my reason is that everyone out there is blogging and writing about it and it seems very unlikely that I will contribute substantially to the discussion. The other reason is that I am sensitive to the fact that I have some Roman Catholic friends who read my blog occasionally. One of them is convinced that Reformed people are “obsessed” (his word) with being anti-Catholic for the sake of being anti-Catholic. We have had several lively exchanges, always cordial, but my worry in writing about the declar

Resting in Providence
Providence is God’s most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing every creature and every action. In other words, God works out his purposes in his sovereign control of all things. That teaching, far from creating fatalism, should inspire Christians to serve the Lord in confidence. I recently accepted a call to the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Wheat Ridge, CO. I resigned my current pulpit last Sunday. The Session, the church, indeed the entire community, is saddened but supportive. We will miss them dearly. I head to Colorado on 12/30 and plan to overnight in Wichita. I will get into Colorado Springs on 12/31 and

11/1/09 PM Sermon
The evening sermon on 11/1 was on Genesis 4.25-5.32 and was entitled, ”Fatherhood, Faith, and Faithfulness.” It will be available on the embedded player below as soon as it refreshes. You can also listen to it here. I hope it is a blessing to you.

Advice for a Young Preacher…and an Older One
I preached my first sermon 29 years ago. It was awful: simplistic, moralistic, and immature. But hey, I was 13. I had a friendly audience (the church was my grandfather’s). They endured it patiently and were effusive with their praise. Who isn’t going

Christians and Culture
One of the vexing questions Christians have to deal with is the extent to which we engage the culture around us. While I have reservations about some of his theology,