The Ultimate Wise Man
We often talk of Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King. Yet there is another Old Testament role Jesus perfectly embodies, one we have seen in our study of Daniel: wise man. The most explicit reference to...
View ArticleWhen God Shakes our World
[This is the final article that parallels the Prayer and Fasting Guide through Daniel: Wisdom, Courage, and Vision under God’s Eternal Kingdom.] Throughout the book of Daniel, God communicates with...
View ArticleOn (My) Birth
On this day 38 years ago, I was born. I did not have any say in the matter. There was a time I did not exist, a time I did, then a time when I entered the breathing world. Everything provided for me in...
View ArticleTrump Appeal: A New Mission Field
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday, and unless the polls are wildly inaccurate, Donald Trump will galvanize his lead as the Republican presidential front-runner. Should Trump secure the nomination, he will be...
View ArticleFor Abigail
When my parents shared with my brother and me that they believed God wanted them to have another child, we both nodded with reverent affirmation. “However God is leading,” we agreed. Once we were out...
View ArticleFilling Out the Model Prayer
During last week’s sermon on Daniel 6, I encouraged everyone to follow Daniel’s example of praying 3 times a day. My specific challenge was to pause each time for 3 minutes–2 minutes of stillness and...
View ArticleTaking Action while Waiting for Heaven
America may be our nation, but it is not our home. Our eternal home will be with God in the new heavens and new earth. Yet for now we are here–paying taxes, mowing the lawn, and following the news as...
View ArticleSunday Power on Monday Morning
It’s the Monday after Easter, which means you likely still have a bit of the afterglow. Some of the songs about Christ’s resurrection are still in your head and you may even hear an echo of “The Lord...
View ArticleWhitton Avenue Distinctives: A Reformed Understanding of the Gospel
On Sunday we will begin an important 6-week training course called “Whitton Avenue Distinctives.” I plan to introduce each week’s topic through the weekly article. “A Baptist and a Pentecostal are...
View ArticleWhitton Avenue Distinctives: Baptism
Rachael and I may have the distinction of being the only couple to fall in love over academically technical discussions about baptism. As I shared last week, my college years involved a significant...
View ArticleSeeing With Your Ears, Part I
The life of faith, this side of Jesus’ return, is one of choosing between rival visions. Believers must intentionally focus their sights on some things to the exclusion of others. Paul describes...
View ArticleSeeing With Your Ears, Part 2
Faith sees with the ears rather than the eyes. Last week we surveyed how this played out in the lives of Abraham and other Israelite heroes. This week we turn our attention to a point in Israel’s...
View ArticleO Death
The “Three B’s” of my personal musical taste are Bach, Brahms, and Bluegrass (Beethoven is a close fourth), so I was saddened to hear that Ralph Stanley, one of the pioneers of bluegrass, died this...
View ArticlePastor Chris’ Announcement from Sunday
Rachael and I are blessed to have two families that we love dearly and equally: our Whitton Avenue Bible Church family here in Phoenix and our blood family in Virginia and Georgia. I want to share some...
View ArticleBaton Rouge and the Curse of Stereotyping
The violence and fatal shootings in Baton Rouge, Dallas, and St. Paul over the past two weeks have become such a complex web of tragedy that months of untangling may be required to comprehend the...
View ArticleStaring at Squirrels by the Canyon’s Rim
Our plan all along was to take the big kids to the Grand Canyon when they were “old enough to appreciate it.” We never discussed when that would be–12? 35?–but with our move to Northern Virginia only...
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Why Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Weekly?
On the first Sunday of January we announced that it is our intention to begin celebrating the Lord’s Supper on a weekly basis (in contrast to our previous pattern of monthly observance). Over the next...
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Why Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Weekly? Part II
Last week we began a mini-series of short articles called, “Why We Observe the Lord’s Supper Weekly?” Our hope was to establish that although the Bible does not explicitly command (or forbid) a...
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Why Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Weekly: Part III
This week we continue on in our mini-series of short articles called “Why We Observe the Lord’s Supper Weekly?” Our hope has been to spark deeper-thought and conversation regarding our newer practice...
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Why Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Weekly: Part IV
This week we continue on in our mini-series of short articles called “Why We Observe the Lord’s Supper Weekly?” Our hope has been to spark deeper-thought and conversation regarding our newer practice...
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