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Considering the Waiting- Part 3
We didn’t realize how much of a miracle CavGirl was until we started trying to have another child. We had talked about adoption before we got married. When you have a thyroid disease, it only makes...
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Considering the Doctrine of the Christian Life- Part 1
I am approximately 50% of the way through John Frame’s mammoth The Doctrine of the Christian Life as part of his Theology of Lordship series. I thought I ought to handle this book in light the larger...
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Considering the Doctrine of the Christian Life: Part 2
As I previously mentioned, I would be going through John Frame’s The Doctrine of the Christian Life in accordance with the sections of the book. The second section of the book is an examination of...
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Considering For Men Only
Let’s face it, men and women just don’t “get” each other. CavWife claims she keeps trying to understand how I think. I’ve told her to give up. But to add to the mystery, there are times when we are...
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Considering Sex & Money: Mostly Sex
Our world is insane about many things. Sin will do that, produce a form of insanity. But when it comes to Sex & Money, our world is really crazy. Paul Tripp’s newest book is about these “pleasures...
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Considering the Trip to General Assembly
Last year CavWife set the wheels in motion. She was envious that I got to spend time with some of our best friends from Florida. With Greenville the site for this year’s GA, she believed she and the...
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Considering the PCA GA 2013
Much has been said on the internet about the PCA GA, as usual. I have found misrepresentations, distortions and knee jerk reactions galore. I hope to avoid all that. I hope to be as objective as I can....
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Considering Vacation ’13: Spring Lake
With General Assembly over, I could have a relaxing morning getting packed up. Check out time was 11 am so I enjoyed a cup of tea and did some reading. One of the other pastors asked me if the Paul...
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Considering Vacation ’13: The Farm, Part 1
We arrived after a long ride after I exposed my kids to the glory of songs like “Low Rider”. I arrived with my gift from the sea, Raybans. My sister-in-law has lost her sunglasses the day before and...
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Considering Sex & Money: Mostly Money
In chapter 10 of his book Sex & Money, Paul Tripp transitions from matters of sex to primarily matters of money. He continues his painful and necessary examination of the human heart, and pointing...
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Considering the ’13 Red Sox at the Break
In the last 2 seasons the Boston Red Sox have not lived up to expectations. Before the 2011 season some proclaimed the “best team in baseball”. They certainly had talent, but winning baseball games is...
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Consdering Vacation ’13: Part 3, the Final Stretch
My last full week of vacation didn’t start well. No, no one got hurt or sick. I went to worship. Normally this is a good, even great thing. But I forgot the experience from last year and was reminded...
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Considering the Truth of the Cross
One of the free books I got at General Assembly was R.C. Sproul’s The Truth of the Cross. When I was a young Christian I discovered R.C. and his books and tapes (that’s how long ago it was) were an...
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Considering Delighting in the Trinity
Vacation is a time to be refreshed. One way I get refreshed is by reading some of those books I’ve been wanting to read but haven’t had the time to read. One of those books is Tim Chester’s Delighting...
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Considering My Trip Home
This happened on Wed. but I’ve been a bit busy since then. So, enjoy the tale. I had a late afternoon flight, so I was able to get some reading in before packing to return home. CavWife was going to...
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Considering Man of Steel
Since I’ve been on vacation, I’m a little late to the party, so to speak, when it comes to Man of Steel. If I could use one phrase to sum up the movie, it would be “over the top.” It bears the marks of...
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Considering the Waiting Part 4
Though we brought our son home in January 2008, we were not done facing that reality. Or with waiting. In his first year in our home, Eli had 3 surgeries. Since then there has been another, and more...
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Considering The Doctrine of the Christian Life, Part 3
John Frame has, I think, done the Church a great service in writing The Doctrine of the Christian Life. It is the material from his course on Christian Ethics. The 3rd section of the book is Christian...
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Considering Gospel Centered Leadership
Lay leaders are often very busy. They can often work long hours and have kids to raise. This can make on-going training difficult. This can be frustrating for the pastor, and the elders and other...
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Considering Education
I am well into Frame’s treatment of the Decalogue in The Doctrine of the Christian Life. He treats each of the commandments in terms of its strict interpretation and then in light of “good and...
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