Testimonies

John Calvin is quoted as saying that our hearts are “idol factories”, in other words, we find ways to continually turn things into idols.  An idol is essentially a created thing that we make an ultimate thing.  For some, sports is one of these things.  Most of us probably know that “guy” or maybe that “girl” for whom sports is the end…

I was trying to imagine what it would be like to be a young pastor in Northern Europe in the 5th century.  Augustine of Hippo, one of the greatest theological minds the world has ever known is writing, preaching and teaching…and I had never heard of him.  I try to imagine what it would be like to be a young settler and pastor coming to America in the mid 16th…

I want to introduce you to a man who has been discipling me for almost 20 years, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.  I did not “meet” him until years after his death but he has had a profound impact on my life.   His book, Spiritual Depression, was one of the most influential and helpful books I have read and his sermon series on The Sermon on the Mount was food for my soul as I…