Blog Posts
Pursuing a Robust Theology of Work
As I said last Sunday, in order to work laboriously (with disciplined excellence and service), willingly (with responsible gratitude and joy), and quietly (with encouraging integrity and focus) all because of Jesus, we need to …
Plan to Read the Bible in 2022
Are you planning to read the Bible in 2022? I mean planning in both senses. That is, are you making both a strategy and a commitment to follow that strategy? You see, a commitment to …
Where To Begin Reading the Puritans
“The Puritans [were] burning and shining lights.” Though the Puritans (c. 1550-1750) have been dead for centuries, their influence is lasting and deep for those who read them. The Holy Spirit has long used, and …
Necessary Tension
Some things are obviously mutually exclusive (e.g., heads or tails, east or west, dead or alive, day or night, heaven or hell, etc). To accept one of these is to automatically and necessarily reject its …
A Prayer of Confession- September 5, 2021
Sovereign Creator, You spoke all that exists into being. You have made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. The hearts of the most powerful rulers of men are like …
The Focus of Fellowship
In a recent Covenant Members gathering, which took place as Peine Families were getting geared up for the Fall, I shared some thoughts on where our focus should be as we think about Peine Family. …
A Daily Prayer
In a recent sermon on prayer from Exodus 30, I mentioned that I pray the same prayer for myself every morning as I sit down and prepare to read the Bible. This prayer is made …
The 10 Commandments And Beyond
Precepts → Principles → Person Each of the 10 Commandments found in Exodus 20:1-17 is a precept. This is just another word for a rule or command. But this means that each and all of …