a word from the pastor

Know Thyself: A Meditation

According to the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” and therefore, “know thyself.” Nineteen centuries later, John Calvin expanded on this thought, teaching that a proper knowledge of self cannot be separated from a knowledge of God. He said, “Nearly all...
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MEN’S LIVES MATTER (The Red Pill film review)

Last week I sat down with my wife to watch a documentary by feminist filmmaker Cassie Jaye entitled, The Red Pill. The film chronicles Jaye’s attempt to expose the Men’s Rights Movement (MRM), which she initially heard was a misogynistic hate group determined to turn back the clock on women’s rig...
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The Battle for Biblical Manhood

Psychotherapy is huge business in the United States with estimates as high as 50 million Americans receiving some form of mental health treatment. That statistic should produce great concern among Christians considering the American Psychological Association’s (APA) recent guidelines for how psyc...
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“I’m Not a Fixer-Upper!”

“Why are women so determined to fix a guy when they start dating someone?” This was the question an unnamed male wrote to Allana Pratt, “intimacy expert” for The Good Men Project website. He went on to defensively declare that he was “content with who I am” and not a “fixer-upper.” Such an attitu...
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The Sovereign Wisdom of GQ

GQ gives you “permission” to ignore the Bible Gentleman’s Quarterly (“GQ”) magazine recently published an article entitled “21 Books You Don’t Have to Read.” Not being familiar with their content, I wasn’t certain whether they were being ‘tongue in cheek.’ However, after reading the article, i...
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Three Goals for Every Husband (Part 2 of 3)

In this post, I’ll cover the second convictional goal in your marriage: financial security. Hey guys, in my last post I declared that unyielding faithfulness is the top goal in your marriage and should be a major priority in your life. In today’s post, I’ll cover the second convictional goal i...
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Three Goals for Every Husband (Part 1 of 3)

All my years of pastoral counseling has confirmed that there are three great traps that must be avoided in every marriage... All my years of pastoral counseling has confirmed that there are three great traps that must be avoided in every marriage: Infidelity, Insolvency, Indifference And i...
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