The Pastor's Blog

I offended a bunch of people on the Internet this week. With the interest of helping, I’ll discuss the major reasons for offense. Originally, I was going to post a follow-up March 10.  I still plan on it, but this is more like the pre-follow-up.  I still have something for March 10. (The follow-up is nowRead more

[Update on July 7, 2018: after videos were discussed publicly, Fresno Pacific University removed some of the videos of Bruxy Cavey sourced in this blog from Youtube.  Eric Schneider has uploaded those videos now to his own Youtube account.  I have updated the source links accordingly]. How far from the teachings of Scripture and theRead more

Tim Barnett has already addressed this really bad Bruxy Cavey video.  Cavey is the pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches, the Meeting House.  I echo so many of Tim’s concerns, and I honestly do believe Bruxy Cavey does need to apologize for his very unchristian apology. To that, I’ll add four more serious concernsRead more

Next Christmas is as faraway as it can get.  So why talk about Christmas?  Firstly, if there is a war on Christmas, and I contend there is, let us now plan before the fog of war sets in next December.  Second to that, the fog of Christmas 2016 has lifted so now is a goodRead more

“Avoid that childish trifling and outrageous twisting of texts which will make you a wise man among fools, but a fool among wise men” (C.H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 106).Read more

“Let your prayers be earnest, full of fire, vehemence, prevalence” (Spurgeon, Lectures to my Students, p. 71).Read more

“Certain brethren do not even manage to keep unity in the sermon, but wander from Britain to Japan, and bring in all imaginable subjects…” (Spurgeon, Lectures to my Students, p. 69).Read more

“I have noticed a habit among some – I hope you have not fallen into it – of praying with their eyes open.  It is unnatural, unbecoming, and disgusting” (Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, p. 68).Read more