The Pastor's Blog

There’s something about food that brings comfort.  The taste, texture, nutritional value, and the sense of satisfaction that comes when the pallet is finally cleansed.  It is good, and it is from God. In light of this, Jesus’ forty days of fasting in the wilderness is astonishing.  The Bible says “he was hungry” (Matthew 4:2). Read more

Bruxy Cavey is a pastor who has said some very bad things about the Bible. A little while ago, I listened to a podcast his church, The Meeting House, released.  It is a conversation between Bruxy Cavey and two former bishops of his denomination, the BIC.  They discuss their denomination’s doctrinal statement.  The men makeRead more

Bruxy Cavey is a pastor who has said some very bad things about the Bible. Recently Cavey’s church, The Meeting House, posted a conversation between Cavey and two former BIC bishops.  The Meeting House is a member of the Be In Christ (BIC) denomination (formerly known as Brethren in Christ).  In the podcast, they discuss theirRead more

John Bunyan, taken from: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan The benefits of reading John Bunyan’s allegorical Pilgrim’s Progress is that you start to identify his characters and places in real life.  When we encounter Christian on his pilgrimage to the Celestial City we encounter ourselves.  When we encounter Christian’s encounters we encounter our encounters. I already wrote about myRead more

Jordan Peterson and Cathy Newman (Image: Channel 4 News via YouTube) Over a year ago, Jordan Peterson released a series of Youtube videos that challenged the University of Toronto’s attempt to enforce the use of preferred gender pronouns.  Himself being a professor at the university, he wondered originally if the challenge would cost him hisRead more

Being born-again occurs in an instant.  Inwardly, the Holy Spirit turns a heart of stone into a heart of flesh.  Outwardly, the convert professes faith in the promise of the Gospel.  Faith is a response to the written or spoken word which urges sinners towards God.  I really enjoy telling people about Jesus and urgingRead more

Our church’s name is now Trinity Bible Chapel.  This change reflects a few realities, not the least of which is that we are no longer part of the Harvest Bible Fellowship.  In 2017, the Harvest Bible Fellowship ceased to exist.  While we remain grateful for how God providentially used that fellowship over the last nineRead more

A few days ago, I posted a vision for dad dominated children and youth ministries.  It was a call for fathers to take a more predominant place in those ministries.   Now reading the autobiography of Charles Spurgeon, I find we share kindred sentiments.  I just came across this germane quote (emphasis mine): I love toRead more