It is critical that each Sunday morning we come prepared to worship God.  Of course, Sunday morning is not the only time we worship God, but there is something special about corporate worship which is why our preparation is vital.  Here are some practical suggestions I came across in a sermon John Piper preached almost 20 years ago, on September 22, 1991.  His text was … Continue reading Preparing For Worship

Hard to believe, but our twin daughters Elizabeth and Anna are 1 year old today.  It has been quite a year and more fun than Stephane and I ever could have imagined.  All we can say is glory be to God for his faithfulness and the precious gift of children. Continue reading Happy Birthday Elizabeth and Anna!

In the 1950s, Yale’s H. Richard Niebuhr described the so-called “gospel” of Protestant liberalism poignantly: “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.”  Each clause is telling.  First, more like Mr. Rogers than the judge of all the earth, the sentimental deity of many Americans is incapable of wrath.  Since he … Continue reading The so-called “gospel” of Protestant liberalism