I love Springs of Grace! It is one of the most amazing expressions of God’s grace towards me that I get to be a part of this ministry. I love the people who lead and serve us as worship leaders week after week. They regularly remind me of how sweet it is to worship the…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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My mother loved to debate – particularly with her brothers and sister (The Floyds – as they were affectionately known around our home). She loved to get in discussions on tough subjects with her three boys, her best friends, or students. She saw these discussions (sometimes seemed like arguments) were great teaching tools. She would…
What a joy it is today to ordain three dear men, whom the Holy Spirit has set apart for the role of elder at Springs of Grace. Please pray for Doug Fry, Jared McCoy, and Jared Tabor. I look forward to laboring alongside these men as fellow elders. I am thankful for men who lead…
I have been slow to speak on this issue – to because I haven’t thought much about it and not because I haven’t prayed and wept for the families. I have tried to think through what God is doing and what the enemy is doing in this situation. In preaching through Galatians I recently preached…
Last Sunday I preached the 2nd part of an important set of messages from Galatians 2. Galatians 2:10 says, “Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.” In that message I said, “If you are new with us … to Springs of Grace – I think it…
Preaching today on Galatians 2:10 where Paul, Peter, James and John affirm their agreement on the gospel and then affirm their agreement on the importance of remembering the poor. Thought this article from “Take Your Vitamin Z” blog was thought provoking. http://takeyourvitaminz.blogspot.com/2013/06/generosity-redefined-part-3-whats-wrong.html
Piper addresses a glorious prospect of what the church will see through the gospel over the coming years. The pastoral insights are wonderful AND I believe they give much help to many issues we face in inner city ministry – where the gospel’s delivering work makes messy things beautiful (the theme of today’s Vacation Bible…
Probably, like me, you were moved in your heart to want to do something to help following the tornado and its destruction in Moore yesterday. I always wonder who can I give money to that will help the most. If I know of a sound church in the area I try to give through them.…
I believe Charles Leiter tells some of the story of Arthur Katz’s conversion in his book “The Law of Christ”. I don’t think this account comes from that book but I am not sure. I know I copied it but am not sure of the source. Regardless, I want to share it with you. There…
Our family has been reading a very interesting and provocative book together. Below are a couple of the great quotes from the book. “Too many young Christian fornicators plan that marriage will redeem their sin. Too many young Christian masturbators plan that marriage will redeem their patterns. Too many young Christian internet pornographers think that…