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There is no higher duty or greater privilege than to worship the one true and living God. According to the prophet Isaiah, we were created for the purpose of bringing God glory (Isaiah 43:7). When the apostle John caught a
Continue readingLife is hard and if you sense an easy stretch presently, the road bends just ahead. And in the world of struggle and hurt, a maze of philosophies abound to help you deal with life. Unfortunately, most fall short of the
Continue readingThe fundamental difference between a believer and an unbeliever is that the believer has the Holy Spirit dwelling within him, and the unbeliever does not. The unbeliever remains under the control of the flesh and of the devil, having his
Continue readingOne of the blessings of being a blogger is receiving review copies of new resources on discipleship, counseling, and Christian growth. Though I do not have time to read and review all of them, I like to inform you of
Continue readingThe past week, I’ve been paging through some of my books on worship and reading portions that I highlighted many years ago. One of the books I really enjoyed, and was challenged by, is Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology
Continue readingThis morning, during a time of prayer with a brother in Christ, my heart was blessed by this prayer from Matthew Henry: Give us the grace to believe, for the faith that saves does not come from ourselves, but only
Continue readingThe next two Sundays, I’m preaching on the subject of worship as part of a larger series on the church. Yesterday, I was paging through a binder of quotes from past reading and was again blessed and challenged by words
Continue readingThe Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, continues to be a devotional treasure that I turn to over and over again. This afternoon, as I was paging through it, my eyes zeroed in on a phrase
Continue readingThe public scandal of marital unfaithfulness in another high-profile pastor has brought the question of sexual purity to the forefront of our minds, and people are asking how much it really matters anyway. Some ask, what’s the big deal? While
Continue readingIt is not uncommon for Christians to wrongly conclude that God cares only for our souls and not for our bodies. This false conclusion is not entirely without reason. We live in a world preoccupied by the physical (nothing new
Continue readingDiscipleship takes place most naturally and with greatest fruitfulness when the members of a local church understand biblical, mutual ministry. The cultivation of this culture of growth is the responsibility of the church’s shepherds, by means of the faithful preaching
Continue readingEarlier this week, we meditated on the massive truth that Jesus Christ is Lord of Creation. He is the eternal Son of God who created all things. Today, let’s think about another realm of His lordship, that is, His authority
Continue readingThe Christian Dilemma: Suffering and the Goodness of God is the theme for the annual conference for The Biblical Counseling Training Center of Arizona this October 23-24. Dr. Heath Lambert will speak three times, and 12 workshops will encourage and
Continue readingThe LifeLine Mini-Book series from Shepherd Press is a treasure chest of practical, biblically-faithful resources for the personal growth of believers, home study groups, counseling relationships, and other local church ministries. As the general editor of the series, it’s such
Continue reading[The following is adapted from a brief testimony that I shared at my installation service on August 16, 2015 at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. I share it with you with the hope that it will encourage you
Continue readingThis past Lord’s Day, it was an honor to be installed as the new senior pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio (an eastern suburb of Cleveland). One of the men who spoke at the service was Jeff
Continue readingLast month, my wife and I and our four youngest children had the privilege of making a road trip to Arizona to serve at a family camp in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. The 3-day camp was the 29th family camp for
Continue readingYesterday, our family returned from a 2-week, 4,200-mile road trip to Arizona. We had a wonderful time of being awed by the creative works of our awesome God (the red mountains of Sedona and the Grand Canyon, to name just
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
