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Mark Lauterbach has written a “litmus test” for Gospel ministry that hits the nail on the head. Here’s a taste:
Yes, we need to speak clearly and connect the dots of people’s lives to the Gospel — and we need to critique their world-view and show that it really finds its true hope in Jesus. But […]

Is it in my performance? Is it in my theological depth? Is it in my maturity? Is it in my reputation?
Where must I go to find real hope in the face of such adversity? My track record is spotty, my knowledge is suspect and my maturity is, well…it’s in progress.
All of the things that normally […]

I have to admit that I have not been able to enjoy the hope-filled diagnosis the way that I would have liked. I remembered later in the day that we are covered under an HMO and that Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia would not be in our provider network.
Erin’s two hour call with the insurance company […]

Yesterday we saw two of the best maternal-fetal doctors in the region at MCV. We were very clearly the “special” case for the day. We had a med. student asking if they could observe, a radiologist brought in to observe, 2 specialists, nurses and technicians all crowed in to watch our ultrasound.
It was very Grey’s […]

It’s just a rumor.
It’s always healthy to ignore rumors.

It’s been a long time since I heard this Jeremy Camp song. But I listened to it today through new ears. It seems like being a pastor and also going through a difficult time, like we are with our son, are two things that people have a hard time responding to. Some think that they […]

This morning our church prayed for our family, especially Owen. Before we came forward, a letter that we wrote last night was read to the congregation. We tried to express the basic details of the situation, how we are doing emotionally right now, and how the church can be a part of our survival.
It has […]

Names carry weight, or at least they used to. In ancient cultures personal names carried the weight of a persons character and destiny. Names were descriptors. You don’t have to think much further than the Sunday School stories of Adam naming Eve, Abram to Abraham, his son Isaac (laughter), Jacob the deceiver, and so on […]

Leave it to Eugene Peterson to write one of the greatest descriptions of the call of a pastor that I have ever read. Right now this both strengthens my passion for ministry and voices very real and raw thoughts that are in me right now because of what we are going through as a family. […]

I don’t think enough about becoming too content. Contentment can be dangerous, deadly in fact. Right now, I pastor (which means that I get to read good books, study the Bible, pray, and teach people about the Gospel in their life) and get paid for it ; I have the best wife in the world […]

The doctor said that there were 3 main things that we were dealing with.
1. Cystic Hygroma: there are large fluid pockets developing on the skull, these are very dangerous ad often fatal.
2. Endocardial Cushion Defect: there is basically a hole in the middle of the heart that allows too much oxygenated blood to circulate through […]

Just 24 hours.
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday was filled with anticipation and excitement as we laughed with our friends about whether our baby was going to be a boy or a girl. This morning my wife went to the doctor for her routine ultrasound and instead of just finding out the gender of […]

What is the desired result of a lifetime of conscience Gospel empowered soul cultvation? Listen to Paul Tripp and Tim Lane:
God has blessed you with His grace, gifted you with His presence, strengthened you with His power, and made you the object of His eternal love. Because we belong to Him, we live for His […]

Why “Cultivate the Soul”?
A few years ago I was doing some research on the Greek idea of “paideia” and I came across this definition from Doug Wilson:
“the word paideia represented, to the ancient Greeks, an enormous ideological task. They were concerned with nothing less than the shaping of the ideal man, who would be able […]