This weekend at Riv, we wrapped up a year long journey through the book of 1 Corinthians. In the final message, I referenced a few resources. Here’s a list for ya: The Intolerance of Tolerance by DA Carson (I will be posting a book review on this one soon) Riverview’s Core Doctrines and Philosophy of [...]
This weekend at Riv, we are wrapping up a year long journey through the book of 1 Corinthians. On this 4 minute video, I talk a bit about what God has taught me through the book this year. (YouTube link)
For some people, certain facets of their Christian faith are intensely personal and yet there are those who disagree with how they practice them. At Riv this weekend, we talked about one such issue: Speaking in Tongues. What are we to do when we encounter situations like this where we disagree with a brother or [...]
This weekend at Riverview, I referenced a book by Tim and Kathy Keller. Specifically, I quoted from chapters Kathy directly authored related the headship and submission. This is a repost of a review I wrote of their book last year. Last weekend at Riv, I quoted from three fantastic books on the topic of marriage. [...]
Every married couple has disagreements, some more than others. Every couple fights. The key is to fight well. The goal of a good marital fight is that you would come out the other side more unified than ever, not more divided. Unfortunately, because we are sinners, we usually have a different goal in mind: to [...]
This weekend at Riv, we are diving back into our series on the book of 1 Corinthians and we are hitting some controversial stuff. In light of this, I thought it be a great time for a 4 minute video on how to deal with passages we find difficult, offensive, or contradictory. (YouTube Link)
People often ask me how I go about preparing a sermon. Here’s a 4 minute video that follows along the two week process it took to develop the message I preached last week. I knew the passage I was going to preach a year ago, so a lot of reading, thought, study, and prayer preceded [...]
I quoted from the book What Would Jesus Drink? by Brad Whittington during my teaching on 1 Corinthians 8 this past weekend at Riv and got a lot of positive feedback regarding both the message and the excerpt I read. Since many people wanted to know how to get a copy of the book, I figured [...]
Two weeks ago at Riv, I quoted from three fantastic books on the topic of marriage. I have already reviewed two of the books (Sheet Music by Kevin Leman and The Meaning of Marriage: by Timothy and Kathy Keller) and today I am reviewing the final book, Real Marriage by Mark and Grace Driscoll. Overview If you Google my [...]
Last weekend at Riv, I quoted from three fantastic books on the topic of marriage. I have already reviewed one of the books (Sheet Music by Kevin Leman) and I will review another (Real Marriage by Mark and Grace Driscoll) next Wednesday. Today’s review is of The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with [...]