The Cross and the Kingdom of Christ
MCPC Pastor's BlogWhy Catechize?
At 10:00 a.m. every Sunday morning we have a our weekly singing practice and catechism quiz. This week I would like to suggest some reasons why you should participate. I should start by providing some background: around eight years ago, the elders decided to have a...
“Your Problem Is that You Don’t Love God”
"Do you know what your problem is? Your problem is that you don't love God!" Do you have any idea how much trouble you can get into with those words?!! At Pastor in the Pub yesterday, I had a fellow suggest that we "step outside" and he'd show me how much he loved...
Prophet, Priest, and King: What Do You Love?
I often say, "Your biggest problem is that you don't love God"? We had a good discussion about this in the Men's Discipleship Study on Tuesday morning. I usually emphasize how we love the creature rather than the Creator -- and some people have wondered, "what about...
Job, the Suffering Servant
Job 1-2 recounts the worst three days in Job's life. They were not necessarily sequential (each time it merely says, "And there was a day"), but by condensing the story of Job into three days, we are being encouraged to see the whole of Job's sufferings as a three day...
What Do You Really Want?
On Monday, after a romp in the snow, the children fixed hot chocolate. Wee Pete demanded that his brothers give him "the red cup," and threw a fit when they tried to give him a different cup. I've been trying to help Peter understand how "sin makes you stupid"...
Thinking about the Straying Sheep
I've been having a remarkable number of conversations with unbelievers and unchurched people lately. I know that I have prayed for that -- and sought to put myself in situations where that would be more likely to happen -- but still, I am thankful to God for providing...