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Feb 10, 20142 min read
The Doctrine of Hell: Closing Thoughts
This is the last in a five-part series on the doctrine of hell. Click here for the previous posts: Part 1 (Hell, a Difficult Reality),...
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Feb 3, 20146 min read
The Doctrine of Hell: Those Who Have “Never Heard”
This is the fourth in a five-part series on the doctrine of hell. Click here for Part 1 (Hell, a Difficult Reality), Part 2 (Apologetic...
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Jan 27, 20144 min read
The Doctrine of Hell: Religious Exclusivity
This is the third in a five-part series on the doctrine of hell. Click here for Part 1 (Hell, a Difficult Reality), Part 2 (Apologetic...
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Jan 20, 20145 min read
The Doctrine of Hell: Apologetic Problems
This is the second in a five-part series on the doctrine of hell. Click here for Part 1 (Hell, a Difficult Reality), Part 3 (Religious...
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Jan 13, 20146 min read
The Doctrine of Hell
This is the first of a five-part series on the doctrine of hell. Click here for the rest of the series: Part 2 (Apologetic Problems),...
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Oct 31, 20139 min read
Four Ways God’s Spirit Speaks To Our Spirit (Part 2)
This is the last of a four-part series about the Holy Spirit. Check out part 1 , part 2 , and part 3. These are working sections from a...
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Oct 30, 201312 min read
Four Ways God’s Spirit Speaks To Our Spirit (Part 1)
This is the 3rd of a four-part series about the Holy Spirit. You can see part 1 and part 2 here. These are working sections from a book...
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Oct 29, 20139 min read
The First Assignment in the Great Commission: “Do Nothing”
This is the 2nd of a four-part series about the Holy Spirit. You can see part 1 here. These are working sections from a book manuscript I...
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Oct 28, 20139 min read
In Light of a “Strange Fire” – Some Holy Spirit Thoughts
In light of the recent controversy that John MacArthur, Mark Driscoll, et al. have been stirring up about evangelical church and the Holy...
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Oct 15, 20131 min read
Boldness: Saying Something (When Saying Nothing Is Easier)
I got this email today from one of our members. It is always encouraging for me to hear (specifically) how God uses my messages in the...
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Oct 7, 20133 min read
Apple, Inc., and the Kind of Criticism that Helps
Like most people, I like being affirmed. And I don’t enjoy receiving criticism. But not every example of praise or criticism is created...
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Sep 18, 20135 min read
No Such Thing As Boring: A Conversation with Michael Kelley
If there’s one word that sums up the lives of many in our congregations, it just might be “bored.” Even those of us who want to make a...
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Sep 16, 20134 min read
Here I Stand, I Cannot Do Otherwise
I’ve been re-reading Roland Bainton’s classic biography of Martin Luther, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. The depiction of Luther...
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Sep 3, 20134 min read
Lead by Influence, Not by Command
Leadership can be viewed as a continuum, with the command-and-control style of leadership on one end of the spectrum, and the influencing...
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Aug 27, 20131 min read
Vision Weekend at the Summit
This is just a glimpse into what God is doing here at the Summit. Check out our Annual Report for more of the exciting details of God’s...
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Aug 21, 20131 min read
Tim Keller: Train Pastors by Putting Them on Campus
Tim Keller understands one of the many reasons that we invest in college students: If you’re on a college campus, you’re on the culture’s...
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Aug 14, 20132 min read
The Source of Abraham Lincoln’s Resolve
I read this great piece recently from Abraham Lincoln: The Spiritual Growth of a Public Man, by Elton Trueblood, pp. 25-26: “When...
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Aug 5, 20132 min read
Martin Luther on the “Masks of God”
Martin Luther, the great German reformer, was instrumental in breaking down the artificial divide between “sacred” and “secular” work. In...
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Jun 17, 20132 min read
Reflections on the SBC 2013
Last week I spent 3 days in Houston, TX, at the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference and Convention. The SBC is always a great time of...
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Jun 4, 20131 min read
Advance13 Sessions Available for Download!
All of the sessions from our recent Advance13 Conference are now available online. Click here to watch video or to download the audio...
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