Series

Since I’ve started to write more and more posts that fit together into series, I thought it might be best to group some of them in a single location to make it easier for you (the interested reader) to work see them as a unit. Hopefully this adds clarity to those posts.

Also, I thought this would be a great place for anyone interested to post recommendations about future topics. If there’s anything you’d like to see me write on or a topic you feel would be particularly interesting, whether in an existing series or that would create a new one, please don’t hesitate to comment.

The Goodness of God

Important questions about the goodness of God and human suffering…

1. How do we know that God is good?
2. If God is good, why didn’t I get what I wanted?
3. Why do bad things happen to good people?
4. Where does evil come from?
5. How can a good God directly cause suffering?
6. Should we actively avoid suffering?
7. How can a good God send people to hell?

What the Christmas story teaches us about Christ (Christmas, 2015)

• What Joseph teaches us about poverty
• What Mary teaches us about worship
• What Simeon and Anna teach us about hope
• What Jesus teaches us about love

Easter, 2015

• On Jesus
• On Enemies
• On Death
• On Life
  

Sermons

• Colossians 2:6-7 — Just as You Received Christ, So Walk in Him (3/16/2015; TEDS)
• Colossians 2:8-15 — You Belong to Christ (4/8/2015; TEDS)
• 1 Peter 2:4-12 — The Big Move: An Incarnational Life of Worship (8/27/2016; TEDS)
• Galatians 2:20 — Death, Faith and the Christian Life (1/8/2017; LBCC)
• Romans 12:1-2 — Foundations: A Transformed Dream (4/23/2017; LBCC)
• Luke 18:19-30 — Only the Empty Will Be Full (9/3/2017; LBCC)
• Romans 8:1-19 — The Spirit’s Carol (12/31/2017; LBCC)
• Deuteronomy 8:1-20 — The Giver Himself is the True Gift (2/5/2018; TEDS)
• Matthew 20:1-16 — The Upside-Down Kingdom (5/20/2018; LBCC)
• Matthew 22:1-14 — The Kingdom that Demands a Response (5/27/2018; LBCC)
• Psalm 111 — The Key to a Life of Delight (7/8/2018; LBCC)
• John 13-15 — Remember to Love One Another (3/31/2019; LBCC)
• John 15-16 — Remember to be Bold (4/7/2019; LBCC)
• Proverbs; Luke 12:35-48 — Working Wise (9/1/2019; LBCC)
• 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 — Speaking Their Language (5/31/2020; LBCC)
• Philippians 2:1-11 — The Shape of Kingdom Life (4/3/2022; WFC)
• Hebrews 3:12-14 — Preach the Gospel to One Another (7/24/2022; WFC)
• Psalm 122 — Let us go to the House of the Lord (1/15/2023; WFC)

Wisdom Series

I thought I’d try something new. I’ve been studying Psalms and Proverbs, and loving it. I got totally bogged down in Proverbs 14 and Psalm 90 today, and I thought that perhaps I could experiment with a new type of really short devotional post on one proverb at a time. If you read these, please comment on them to let me know what you think…

• Ultimate currency (Proverbs 11:4) — Pending
• Make sure it’s worth what it costs (Proverbs 13:8) — Pending
• Slow down, and be wise (Proverbs 14:29)
• Embrace contentment, and be strong (Proverbs 14:30)
• Remember the poor, and honor God (Proverbs 14:31)
• Fear the Lord, and become rich (Proverbs 15:16)
• Distrust your heart, and live (Proverbs 16:2)
• Work for God, and find purpose (Proverbs 16:3) — Pending
• Forsake self-control, and become desolate (Proverbs 25:28) — Pending
• Defer to others, and have hope (Proverbs 26:12) — Pending

Seminary Papers (and Adaptations)

• The Internalization and Radicalization of the Law (6/29/2015)
• The Potential for a Prophetic Voice in the American Evangelical Church on Issues of Race and Racialization (8/7/2015)
• The Sum of the Gospel: Toward an Evangelical Catechism (12/7/2016)
• Paul, the Institution of Slavery, and the Cross-shaped Life (7/14/2018)
• The Present Reign of the King: In Consideration of Amillennial Eschatology (12/1/2018)

The Love of God…

An exposition through Matt Redman‘s fantastic song,
“One Thing Remains”

• … Never Fails
• … Never Gives Up, Never Runs Out
• … Overcomes Obstacles
• … is Stronger Than Death
• … is With Us
• Expect more to come!