I remember the first time I sat down with my pastoral mentor, David Prince, to hear critical feedback after preaching a sermon. I had no idea what to expect. The only feedback I had ever

One of our daughters is really independent. I mean, REALLY independent. I have said to her many times, “You are independent to a fault.” Now, don’t get me wrong, we are trying to raise our

I love the word productive. In fact, I use it a lot with my kids. Are you doing something productive? Find something productive to do. Is that productive? What have you done today that’s productive?

Was Christmas night silent, or not? One carol sings about how this “holy night” was calm and bright, radiant beams of heavenly peace, “glories streaming from heaven afar,” while another captures the cries of a

B.B. Warfield (1851-1921) is best known for his strident defense of biblical inerrancy. So much so that he is sometimes referred to as the theologian of biblical inerrancy. Warfield’s work stands as a touchstone for all seeking

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take

“I hope you’re happy. I think you’re wasting your talents.” These are the words that I remember hearing as I drove my green minivan down the highway one day with my four young kids in

My son hit his first over-the-fence homerun the other weekend. It was a big moment against a tough pitcher who was shutting his team out. His homerun tied the game and ignited his team as

On reading John Bunyan, C.H. Spurgeon concluded that this man “is a living Bible. Prick him anywhere; his blood is Bibline, the very essence of the Bible flows from him. He cannot speak without quoting