Daniel 8: A Key for Daniel 2 & 7
Every map has a legend. It’s often a little box, in the bottom corner, that explains what all the shapes, colors, and numbers mean. It helps you determine details like distance, topography, road types, pipelines, and other important features. Without the legend, you...
An Old Hymn Raises Timeless Questions
Isaac Watts wrote lots of hymns. By one count, he penned more than 750. His most famous ones include, “Joy to the World,” “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” “I Sing the Mighty Power of God,” and “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed.” He is sometimes called “The Father of...
SBC National Leadership Crisis
This post is an explainer about reason on-goings in the SBC provided to our church by one of our own members, Dr. Laverne Smith. What’s Going On? Last summer, the messengers at the SBC annual meeting in Nashville passed instructions for the incoming SBC president (Ed...
Divorce & Remarriage: FAQ
This morning we will be studying Jesus on Marriage from Matthew 19. The main issue that He addresses is divorce. There are lots of questions that come up with this topic. Since I can’t deal with them all in the sermon, I want to tackle a few here. (To be clear, this...
Practical Parenting Pointers
I heard a person once say, “Kids are like fine wine. Expensive, and get better with age. Also, they’re best kept in the basement.” Haha. (Just kidding.) Ask any parent (past or present) and they’ll tell you: raising kids is not easy. That’s true no matter the age or...
A Rhyming Baptist Catechism: Now Available
One of the projects that I have been working on lately was direct publishing a catechism booklet. For those that don’t know, a catechism is a question-and-answer format for teaching basic Bible truths, especially to children. Charles Spurgeon once said, "I am...
A Theology of Disneyland
With COVID restrictions ending, more people will be itching to travel and vacate for beaches, mountains, and yes, even Disneyland. Before you head off to see Mickey and Minnie, remember this: there is more to Disneyland than meets the eye. Everyone who has been to...
VA Governor: “Ending…of Restrictions”
This is a big week for Virginians, our church included. It marks, what is being reported as, the beginning of the end of COVID restrictions across the Commonwealth. Over the past year, our leadership has led our church to submit to the governor’s guidelines, in the...
“Big Church” Is Children’s Church
It’s Sunday evening. The amber sky over Ephesus was just beginning to fade into the darkness. A few dozen people arrive at the same home, at the same time, as though it was their habit. Hugs, kisses, and smiles are their greetings. One by one they make their way into...
On Singleness
Singleness is not talked about enough in the church. And when it is, it can be awkward. It’s easy to make wrong assumptions about single people or the single life. Some think that being a Christian who isn’t married is either too hard, too easy, too lonely, too...
“He Descended to the Dead” – A Defense
(The weel's sermon text is 1 Peter 3:18-22. There are different interpretations of its meaning. Tim Helm, our Director of Children's Ministry, shares a defense of one such view.) If you have ever read the Apostle’s Creed (which by the way I would suggest all...
Ravi’s Books, Now What: Two Views
Ravi Zacharias wrote over 30 books. Some may sit on our shelves at home. Now that his scandalous sins have come to light, what do we do with his works? Keep them? Purge them? What is the wisest response? Christians will disagree on the answer to these questions. The...