Self(less) Love: The Biblical Family in an Age of Individuals

In a world obsessed with self-discovery, personal fulfillment, and “living your truth,” relationships are paying the price. Marriages feel fragile, intimacy is commodified, children are often viewed as optional accessories, and loneliness is epidemic. We’ve never had more tools to express ourselves, yet fewer deep, lasting connections. Why? Because expressive individualism—the cultural script that says your inner self is the ultimate authority—undermines the very commitments that make love possible.

That’s why I’m excited to share …

Scripture Reading Sourcebook

From the Preface:

In the Summer of 2015, the Lord graciously granted me an unexpected opportunity. My father, who for 26 years pastored the church I was serving, resigned, and I was asked by church leadership to serve as pastor in the interim. For the first time in my life, I was responsible to prepare the gathered worship services of the church. At that time, I had never read a book on liturgics and had …

1689 – 2.1b – God’s Immutability & Infinity

 

 

God’s Immutability & Infinity________________________

Letter from the Pastor March 3, 2026

 

 

 

SECOND LONDON CONFESSION, 2:1b

The Confession says in chapter 2:1b

The Lord our God… is immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, every way infinite, most holy, most wise, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will, for His own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, …

The Gift of Confession – Guest Post

The following exhortation was given by Randy Warner in our gathered worship on 3/1/2026

Confession is one of the most freeing gifts God has given His people, yet it’s often one of the hardest to embrace. We hesitate because confession feels vulnerable. It requires honesty about our failures, our temptations, and the places where we fall short. But Scripture reminds us that confession is not about shame – it is about restoration. It is about …

1689 – God’s Self Existence & Spirituality

 

God’s Self Existence & Spirituality________________________

Letter from the Pastor February, 26th 2026

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The study of God, his nature and work, is typically referred to as “theology proper.” “Theos” refers to God and “logos” refers to reason and thought. So, putting the two together, theology proper concerns itself with the doctrine of God himself. And in the London Confession of Faith, chapter one of paragraph two begins by describing …

Of God & the Holy Trinity: Introduction


Letter from the Pastor February, 10th 2026

INTRODUCTION

 “Woe is me,” cried Isaiah when he was given a vision of the reality and holiness of God. We might give the same response as we seek to understand the doctrine of God in the Second London Confession. Chapter 2 of this historic Baptist confession of faith is entitled Of God & the Holy Trinity. Over the next five weeks we’ll walk through the three paragraphs …

The Rule of Faith: A Confessional Introduction to the Scriptures

What is the Bible? Which books should be included in the Bible? Should some books be excluded? How do we interpret Scripture? As a local church pastor, I’m asked questions such as these all the time. To address these questions and more, I wrote a series of letters to my church introducing the Scriptures using the first chapter of the London Baptist Confession. I also recorded a podcast in which I recorded audio versions of …

THE 1689 SECOND LONDON BAPTIST CONFESSION: OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES (1.9, 10)

Letter from the Pastor 1/28/2026

 

 

Introduction

 

As we come to the end of the first chapter of the London Confession, the final two paragraphs circle back to the question of authority, particularly as it relates to the interpretation of the Scriptures as well as the judgment of all other councils, opinions, and teachings of men. In other words, what is the highest authority in Biblical interpretation and to what must we compare all human wisdom …

Preparing for Persecution

Introduction

 

12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise …