Most people reading this blog will profess Christ as their Lord and Savior. Most may very well be true followers of Jesus Christ. But since most professing Christians in America are not true Christians – given the apostate condition and man-centered theology of American evangelicalism, coupled with the reality the average person on the street...
Presuppositional Apologetics are very popular now, and I am an advocate. But presuppositionalism touches every discipline and is not restricted to Apologetics. So I think it’s important to work even in Textual Criticism from a presuppositional position. Let’s look at two sides of the issue: Traditional/Ecclesiastical Textual Criticism and Modern Textual Criticism. The broadest presupposition...
While many have contacted me to say they have been encouraged by my current blog series on the qualifications of an open-air preacher, there has been no shortage of detractors. Most of the detractors have been open-air preachers. I have people disagree with me all the time. That’s okay. Some of my very best friends,...
In Part 1 of this series, I provided what I believe is a biblical definition of a man of God. In Part 2, I addressed why it is so very important for open-air preachers to strive for and to exhibit the spiritual qualities of and elder, as well as why a standard for qualification must...
You Must Be Above Reproach I had hoped to write one article on this important subject. Then I hoped to write two articles, then three. Well, it looks like this series may run for a while. There is simply too much I need to say. In Part 1 of this series, I provided what I...
When Peter wrote his first epistle he was writing to a church that was suffering persecution. They lost their homes, money, possessions, and friends. Even their lives were threatened where some would have escaped with only what they could carry. They were being persecuted because of Christ. They were living for Christ and proclaiming the...
In Part 1 of this article, I provided what I believe is a biblical definition of a man of God. In Part 2, I will explain why I believe every open-air preacher, whether or not he aspires to serve his local church as an elder, should possess and exhibit both the character traits and spiritual...
Recently my wife and I received news that God has blessed us with a baby boy as our firstborn child. The thoughts and emotions have been running wild, and with the revealing of the gender they were provoked to sprint all the more. What will we name him? What will he look like? What kind...
A Special Season of Life and Discipleship It has only been a couple weeks since Brian and I sat down together at a local caf . We spent two hours together. It was our longest conversation since I met Brian a decade ago when, at the time, he was but a pre-teen. He was small...
The Greatest Game One of my all-time favorite movie lines was uttered by the voice’James Earl Jones. I mean, come on; this guy makes reading the alphabet sound good. The movie: The Sandlot. As Scotty Smalls and a couple of the other kids are welcomed into the home of the owner of The Beast (a...
