A few days ago I had coffee with Rob Philips and his son David. Rob was the pastor here at Mt. Pleasant from 1979-1992. We had a wonderful three hour conversation about all manner of things. We are different in some ways, he’s got 30 years on me, is an extreme extrovert (I’m definitely closer […]
The New Atheists
November 10, 2009 By
One of the great universals of humankind is a sense of the transcendent. Nearly all people who have ever lived everywhere on the earth have had a sense that there is a God who exists “up there” in one form or another. The world religions of our day testify to this great human sense of […]
Of Course God exists…
October 29, 2009 By
Not many Protestants ever read much of the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. This is hardly surprising given that he is a thirteenth century figure, beloved by Roman Catholics as the Great Doctor of the Church (in the classic sense of the word – teacher). Thomas believed a lot of things that your average Protestant […]
Songs of the Heart Sermon Series
October 25, 2009 By
(A Sermon Series covering the Book of Psalms; Series was preached from October 25th, 2009 – January 24th, 2010) For a Christian, as for all people, life is full of joys and sorrows. We experience mountain top exaltation and we tread through the muck of grief, despair, and pain. God knows the vast gamut of […]
I Have Good News
October 16, 2009 By
Faith is Private. That stuff is personal. If it works for you great. Our culture often tells us that our faith is nobody’s business but our own; that sharing faith is mean-spirited, intolerant, and judgmental. It’s not. It is the most loving thing that one can do and it is an opportunity to share tremendously […]
