The abolition of abortion is the only logical and biblical path to putting an end to the murder of unborn children. An Abolition Meeting On Friday, February 9, 2024, Matt and I made the 165-mile drive to Des Moines where we met Pastor Mike for dinner. Pastor Mike had made the drive earlier to meet someone for lunch. After dinner, we made our way to a church not far … [Read more...]
Roberto Clemente, Fandom, and Why Your Pastor Matters
While talking to a Christian brother about a popular preacher and the importance of appreciating our own pastors, I invoked Roberto Clemente. Roberto Clemente, the GOAT Growing up in a small town, about a half-hour north of Pittsburgh, PA, I dreamed of one day being a Pittsburgh Pirate. My plan was to succeed Steve Blass as the pitching ace of the team. If that didn't work … [Read more...]
The Man Who Will Marry My Daughter (I Still Mean It)
I wrote this article 14 years ago. It details my expectations for the man who will marry my daughter. I still mean it. Over the years, this article has proven to be the most hated article I've ever written--not only by pagans, but also by professing Christians. Accusations of misogyny and treating my daughters as property and slaves have come from both the lost and those who … [Read more...]
Family Worship: Get Started and Don’t Over-Think It
Family Worship. In a day and age filled with distractions, most of them having no eternal value, consistency in family worship is difficult. One reason might be that Christian fathers simply over-think it. A Recent Email Earlier this week I received an email from a dad in Oklahoma. He wrote: Good morning once again! It is a blessing to email you this morning. I have been … [Read more...]
Christian Nationalism: Don’t Want Something God Never Promised
If Christian Nationalism succeeds (I don't believe it will succeed nor do I hope it will), then American Christians will be robbed of something many American evangelicals do everything they can to avoid. They will be robbed of a wonderful manifestation of God's grace. Persecution. When the early church experienced persecution, they didn't band together to call for and/or … [Read more...]
A Gospel Tract, Because America HATES Children
We have several LARGE families in our church. Some of our families include adopted children and not all of our adopted kids have the same melanin count in their skin, as their parents. Our moms report that they often get odd looks and backhanded compliments when they are out with their children (i.e. grocery stores, etc). America (not every American), as a society, HATES … [Read more...]
Abortuary Ministry: What If I Can’t Be Out There?
You want to participate in abortuary ministry, but you can't. What can you do? Trying to Encourage a Brother I spent some time on the phone the other day with a brother in Christ who has spilt sweat and tears for the unborn, outside of abortuaries. For years, he has pleaded with men and women not to murder their children, always doing so with the gospel of Jesus Christ as … [Read more...]