Recently a preacher (I refuse to call him a pastor) from Oklahoma received over 600,000 hits on YouTube for a portion of one of his recent sermons — for all the wrong reasons. The title of the video declares that this preacher “throws a hissy fit.” It’s worse than that. He degraded his people and […]
Read More What’s wrong with this preaching tactic?We are prone to make many justifications for not confronting evident sin in a fellow-Christian. He won’t listen to me anyway. It’s too hard and too embarrassing for me to do something like that. Wouldn’t it be more gracious not to say anything? Isn’t that only the kinds of things radical churches do? It’s not […]
Read More Dangers of unconfronted sinJohn says, “I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth” (3 John 4). Paul expresses great gratitude and joy for the faith of the believers in Ephesus (1:15-16) and Colossae (1:3-5) and the obedience of the Romans to Christ (16:19). All heaven, the angels, and God Himself […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (3/27/11)Title: The Disappearance of God: Dangerous Beliefs in the New Spiritual Openness Author: R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Publisher: Multnomah Books, 2009; 194 pp. $14.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): A number of years ago while attending a conference where Al Mohler was preaching, reference was made to the fact that while Mohler is obviously articulate, well-read, and […]
Read More Book Review: The Disappearance of God
Words of Grace 