I am in Seattle at Mars Hill Church this week for a great conference sponsored by Acts 29 and Mars Hill Church. It’s been a great, and very challenging week so far, and I appreciate the opportunity to go. Speakers at this conference include Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle, author and pastor […]
False Gospels for Eureka – Legalism
The packaging may change, but legalism has always been a significant challenge to the Gospel. In every culture, there have been people within the church who seek to add something to faith as a requirement for “true Christianity.” In the New Testament times, Paul’s greatest challenge came from those who taught that the only way […]
A couple years ago, during a trip to Florida, we took a trip to an orange grove. As we walked through the trees, I picked an orange from the tree, pealed it, and ate the fresh orange. There was just something incredible about the taste of that fruit, it was so sweet and juicy. As […]
False Gospels for Eureka – Me-ism
This is the second of my blog posts which I am writing seeking to address false beliefs that people living in the culture of Eureka tend to drift toward. Yes, I made up another word. A regular George Bush I am. As we talk about philosophical and religious ideas that tend to creep into the […]
Robertson McQuilken on Focus on the Family
If you attended the Everybody Loves Marriage series over the summer, you may remember the story I shared of a man named Robertson McQuilken. McQuilken was the President of Columbia International Seminary when he found out that his wife Muriel was suffering from Alzheimer’s. He left his place of leadership to care for his wife, […]