Gairney Bridge

One of the badges of modern evangelicalism is knowing the exact moment in time of one’s conversion. Granted, it might be possible to do so (I’m sure that the Jews at Pentecost or the Philippian jailer or Lydia, for instance, could all nail the time down fairly well, but who’s to say how long the […]

This sermon was preached at Midlane Park Presbyterian Church on January 20, 2008.
Our Guardian the Law
“But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.   24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to […]

This would be even funnier if it wasn’t so close to the truth. This post deals with the reasons you shouldn’t be a “worship leader” (in the same vein as “You might be a redneck if…”).
Here are my favorites from the list:

You like to greet the congregation on Sunday morning with: “Yo, sinners, are you […]

This photo was sent via email this morning by a pastor friend from South Carolina. Not only did I think it was funny, but it’s a Kentucky license plate to boot! All I have to say is that I do not drive a Honda Accord…

Let me preface this post with a necessary disclaimer: this is just a joke! I don’t think the following things are really true about most Ron Paul supporters. I actually know a few of his supporters pretty well (check out my buddy Trey’s blog if you want to see him stick up for his candidate, […]

A few years ago, Douglas Kelly wrote a book entitled If God Already Knows, Why Pray? This certainly asks (and answers!) a questions many Christians might wonder about. If God is both omniscient (and sovereign), then what is the purpose of prayer? To ask the question more simply, why pray?
The short answer is that not […]

This sermon was preached at Midlane Park Presbyterian Church on January 13, 2008.
The Purpose of the Law
“Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. 20 […]

Here are a couple of web articles at World Magazine’s blogsite. They seek to deal with the issues surrounding the “feminization” of the church, specifically why the modern church does not appeal to men. Granted, even the Scriptures sometimes refer to the church in feminine language (e.g., The Bride of Christ), but I scarcely doubt […]

I ran across this story on Fox News. Having been part of a church plant situation that didn’t work out, this makes me wonder what would have happened if I had tried this technique. Here’s the link to the article.
To get people to attend his new church campus, Robbie McLaughlin is sending his message out […]

Well, I’m back into the swing of things again. Here’s the latest sermon preached at Midlane Park Presbyterian Church, on January 6, 2008, using Galatians 3:15-18 as the text”
Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it […]