The phrase “family worship” is a term that was unfamiliar to me until a few years ago. I grew up familiar with the term “corporate worship”—the gathering together of believers to study God’s word, celebrate the ordinances of the church, and sing praises unto God—but “family worship” was new. “Family worship” simply refers to the… Continue reading A Review of Donald Whitney’s “Family Worship”
Tag: Deuteronomy
Preparing the Generations
So, the complicated and fast intersections of life have plenty of under age travelers too. They are the youth and children who will need to navigate the times. And, while their interests rank high on our priority scales, there’s always the danger that blazing speed and complex engineering will inhibit our teaching them faithfully, To… Continue reading Preparing the Generations
The Generation Map
Dr. Thom Rainer, after an unscientific Twitter poll, identified twelve of the most troublesome internal challenges pastors face in the leadership of their churches (see thomrainer.com, June 13, 2013). Among them was generational stress, that is, where the various generational cohorts fit into the mission of the church. Since then, there have been numerous articles… Continue reading The Generation Map
The Charity of Clarity
After what I considered to be a decent morning sermon, one of our church members handed me a note as I was greeting people at the door. Later I opened it and read a verse from 1 Corinthians 14— And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? 1 Corinthians… Continue reading The Charity of Clarity
Marty McFly, LOST and Reading the Torah as One Book
I always hated missing the beginning of movies. Indeed, as a teen I had to make sure not to miss a moment of the never-ending trailers that ran before Back to the Future and the first few moments of Michael J Fox skateboarding through the Universal studio lot: couldn’t and wouldn’t miss it. While the… Continue reading Marty McFly, LOST and Reading the Torah as One Book
The Seams of the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings
In my last post, I argued that Jesus is the message of Moses’ book, The Torah (Gen-Exod-Lev-Num-Deut). In the coming weeks, I hope to help readers test whether I have rightly understood the Torah. As such, today I want to begin the process of defending this rather bold and biblical claim.