Category Archives: creation

Revelation Surrounds Us

Isa 40:21-31

A sermon preached to the congregation of Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA 2/7/21

A Personal Word

John 1:1-18

A Sermon preached to Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA, 1/3/21

First Fruits Promise a Harvest

Romans 8:12-25

A sermon preached to Grace Baptist Church, Richmond VA, 7/19/20

A Couple More – Isa 11:1-10

A sermon preached at Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA, 12/8/19

All Things New – Isa 65:17-28

A sermon preached at Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond VA 11/17/19

Easter Faith

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” (John 20:29 RSV)

I identify with the disciple Thomas. Believing has never been particularly easy for me.Every Easter prompts me to reconsider and reaffirm that my faith centers on the confidence that God was in Christ reconciling the world to God’s self and that God raised Jesus from the dead. I envy the earliest believers, those to whom Jesus appeared in the days following Continue reading Easter Faith

In Praise of Music

Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

(Psa 33:2-3 RSV)

A few mornings ago, my wife and I were sitting on the front porch. It promised to become a beautiful early spring day. The air was still a little crisp with the cool of the past night, but the warmth of the sun just above the tree line compensated wonderfully. We could see hints of green on the limbs of a few trees. Hostas were peeking up through the soil. The Continue reading In Praise of Music

On Being Useful vs. Suffering Abuse

According to this morning’s news, the Paige Patterson/SWBTS saga continues. Its prominence in the news cycle has focused my thinking on Jesus’ call to self-sacrificial love both as properly understood and also as commonly misunderstood. Continue reading On Being Useful vs. Suffering Abuse

The Primeval History: Genesis 1-11

I will be on a “medical vacation” for the next several weeks.  I will return to this space as soon as possible.  Meanwhile, the link below takes you to a video of my recent lecture on Genesis 1-11 delivered recently to the staff of Powhatan Community Church, Dr. Brian Hughes, pastor.  The password is PCC (case sensitive).

The Primeval History

Eclipses, Hurricanes, and an Integrated Christian Worldview

The sun will be turned to darkness…before the coming of the … day of the Lord.

Joel 2:31

Eclipses, hurricanes, and earthquakes have dominated the twenty-four hour news cycle in recent days and weeks. Total solar eclipses seem infrequent and are magnificent, but entirely harmless (unless, of course, viewed with the naked eye) and predictably regular; hurricanes and earthquakes, especially when of the magnitude of Harvey and Irma or the Continue reading Eclipses, Hurricanes, and an Integrated Christian Worldview