The Pattern is Christ (John 13:12-17) Today I got to give the second talk in a Just for Starters series. Below is more or less what I said. I do think it could have perhaps ended... Read more »
Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West In the last half of last year, I heard Richard Chin mention this book twice. He thought it was a great book to explain why our society think... Read more »
The Great Siege of Malta I read this book while I was on holiday in England; something about being closer to the location might romanticise the events even more. Bef... Read more »
Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age I read this book as it may have been on some past year's short list, and I thought a book about Church would be helpful in my new role. ... Read more »
Devoted to Jesus - J. C. Ryle At my church, in January, the sermons are shorter, and they add a biography talk. Last Sunday, I got to give one, and I picked J. C. Ryle as... Read more »
Good News to Share (Col 1:21-29) Today I gave the last talk for the year, wrapping with Colossians 1. I feel like this talk had some promise, but it sort of only came togeth... Read more »
Firstborn over Creation (Col 1:15-17) Below is the talk I gave at our Christmas Eve service. We are doing a series on "Firstborn" from Colossians. Merry Christmas ever... Read more »
The Catcher in the Rye In one of Five Iron Frenzy's songs, there is this line, "I sometimes feel like Holden Caulfield", and for a long time, I neve... Read more »
God's King is a SAVING King Today I spoke again about the King in Psalm 72 and how that is fulfilled in Jesus. I was a little disappointed in the output of this talk. I... Read more »