Adrian Warnock recently did an interview with John Piper.  In it, he asks him about why his preaching is so passionate and seems to have such an impact.  Piper’s response is humble and insightful.  He says that the thing he prays for in his preaching is “self-forgetfulness”.  That he would get past the awkwardness of [...]

Ben preached a great sermon on Mother’s Day. It wasn’t exactly related to mothers (although he did tie it into mothers a few times :) because it applies to every person who is a Christian. The thing that got him thinking about the sermon was a conversation we had had earlier that week. [...]

I’ve been reading Tim Keller’s book “The Reason for God” and taking my time. I haven’t enjoyed a book like this for a while. Here’s a quote from his section on “The Social Consequences of Sin”.
If we get our very identity, our sense of worth, from our political position, then politics is not [...]

We had a great time at KCC on Easter Sunday. I’ll post two tidbits from my sermon notes and a video that I used.
We do not worship a dead God. This is not a memorial service. We worship a living Jesus, who is alive and well in this very moment.

Normally I post something light and funny on Friday. Since it’s Good Friday, I thought I would go in the opposite direction.
I’m going to post two things. One is a song by The Choir called “Beautiful Scandalous Night”. Also, I’m posting a video mashup of “The Passion of the Christ”. All of [...]