I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions (mostly because they tend to quickly fizzle out or are abandoned), but I AM a fan of developing good Christian habits. On that note, I was encouraged by the following blog post written recently by another pastor in our presbytery. He lays out 10 suggestions to […]
Well, it’s Christmas time! And of course that means we’re all ready to die. Right? Christmas time and death? …What do these have in common? What is Tyler talking about? Has he gone cray cray? …Has Tyler been overly-influenced by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)? Is Tyler denouncing the consumerism commercialism […]
I recently stumbled upon a little book by a fellow named Derek Thomas called, “Let’s Study Revelation.” At the beginning of the book Derek makes observations about the particular Words of Jesus Christ to the particular churches addressed in Revelation chapters 2 and 3. I found these observations to be sobering, convicting, and edifying all […]
Do you like Science Fiction (why or why not)? What do you make of Spiritual Warfare (what comes to mind when you hear the words “Spiritual Warfare“? How do you understand the premise and particulars of spiritual warfare?). If you’re keen on developing a better understanding of The Great War, and if you fancy Science […]
There’s a human being named Jason Petty (come to think of it – there’s probably a few people with that name). He’s a rapper/spoken-word poet fella (alias Propaganda). On his album Excellent there’s a track entitled “Forgive Me For Asking.” Here’s how it goes: Question: (And this is embarrassing) You ever been scared you had […]
It’s been a long time since the last blog post here on the ECPC website. I know that all of you faithful blog readers have been going through withdrawals, but alas – here is a fresh blog post! Disclaimer: blogging is not my “unique ability” (at least I don’t think it is …but one can […]
Article written by Denis Haack (Ransom Fellowship) In Our Only World (2015), Wendell Berry argues that people must be careful to resist the temptation of politicization: the habit of mind that tends to reduce all of life to the political. “We must reject the idea—promoted by politicians, commentators, and various experts,” Berry says, “that […]
Recently in preparation for a Sunday School class about how the gospel meets reality, I realized that there are a handful of questions I am asking regularly in my various encounters with God’s people. At times, I feel like a broken record. I find myself saying and asking the same things over and over. While […]
She loved to gossip, and she was good at it. She was quite masterful when it came to the art of hearsay – the delicate procedures of simultaneously striving to please people while besmirching people were now second-nature to her. And “the best part” was that she was blissfully unaware of the devastating relational wreckage […]
Lamentation flows from a heart of humility. Lamentation is a form of worshiping the only True & Living God, and an indispensable means of maturing in our trust of Him. Problem – – – > we have zero humility. We have buckets ‘o plenty, and storage units galore, and train cars by the […]