King of the Jews!

“There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews” (Luke 23:38). This text is a picture of true spiritual authority. Pilate and the Sanhedrin exercised authority in typical, worldly fashion. They used their authority to advance...

Family or Christ?

Jesus went to great lengths to convince us that family is never ultimate. For example, he put little trust in his biological family. After his ministry began his own hometown rejected him (Luke 4:18-32). When his family approached him expecting special attention, he...

Gospel Powered Humility

Have been preaching through the content of my forthcoming book, Gospel-Powered Humility published by P&R, and to be available in Sept 2011. You can access these talks here.  Humility is a crucial subject, and nothing is harder to preach about, especially when you...