Foundations

  • A Simple Lesson on the Purpose of Leaders and the Responsibility of their Subjects

    “It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, because a throne is established on righteousness” (Prov. 16:12; NASB). The purpose of the chief governor of the land is to promote righteousness, to be a symbol of goodness, to lead the people under his authority and power in a way that promotes holiness. Is…

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  • Directions: Presuppositional Starting Point

    “I invoke as a witness against you today the heaven and the earth: life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. So choose life, so that you may live, you and your offspring, by loving Yahweh your God by listening to his voice and by clinging to him, for he is your…

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  • Helping Shape My Philosophy

    Helping Shape My Philosophy

    A few years back I read a book entitled, “Already Gone” by Ken Ham and Britt Beemer. The subtitle of the book gives a good summary of its overall focus: “Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it.” This was during my first pastorate in Chesterhill, Ohio. In the…

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