Book Review of Andreas Kostenberger’s (Ed) “God, Marriage, and Family” and some thoughts on the “Family Integrated Church” movement
Baptists are often accused of not having a thorough Biblical theology of family, but this book has made a large impression in the Evangelical world, even considered by many to be “thee” book on family. I read this book in preparation for a sermon series on the family and I found many [...]
Book Review of Douglas Wilson’s “Reforming Marriage”
There are too many books on marriage – which attests to the mysterious nature of marriage and the perpetual need to improve it. The best thoughts of the thousands of folks who have embarked on marriage books only seem to add to an ever-growing list of things to do to improve one’s marriage, while [...]
I have had more requests for the audio of my first sermon in the two part series on marriage titled, “Mysterious Marriage”. This sermon focused on the Gospel duties for wives. Well, the bad news is that the sermon wasn’t recorded. The good news is that I do have my sermon notes posted below. Please note that these notes are constructed for my eyes only and not written or edited for public consumption, so beware of typos and choppy structure
Christian marriage is the legitimate union between 2 believers who are not disqualified from being given into marriage. Since it is the duty of the governing authorities of the church to maintain proper discipline within the church, such potential partners would receive the blessing of the church. This marriage receives the blessing of the church [...]
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- Alan Burrow (Pastor of The King's Congregation in Meridian, ID) – "Faith Working"
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- Blazing Hope Youth Family Ranch
- Dr. Sam Storms – "Enjoying God Ministries"
- Joe Lamay – Pastor of Sovereign Grace Fellowship (South Bay, CA) and fellow El Segundo Baseball Alum
- Joel Wilhelm – "A Living Text"
- Jonathan Griffiths (Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Nampa, ID) – "Reflective Musings"
- Michael Mulconery (Elder at Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Nampa, ID) – SGF Sunday School
- My Wife's Blog – "Beloved Stranger"
- P. Andrew Sandlin (Pastor of Church of the King in Santa Cruz, CA)
- Pastor Nick Smith's Blog – "Sylvan Manor"
- Scott Kistler – "Tempora Christiana"
- William Farley (Pastor of Grace Christian Fellowship in Spokane, WA) – "The Raven"

