Father's Day is a day to remember that God made dads. And when they break, and they can and often do, only He can fix them. 2 Samuel 18:24-19.2; Proverbs 17:6; Ephesians 6:1-4The Bible is very practical and plain, sometimes disturbingly so. Like in the Continue Reading
March 5, 2013
Recalling Glory to Recover Obedience
Holy remembrance of God's grace and sovereign dealings with us yesterday, works grateful obedience to His Law today. Thus, the Lord God taught Israel to recall His glory in the wilderness, so to follow Him gratefully in the Promised Land. To meditate Continue Reading
May 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Why I am a Pentecost(al) Presbyterian
I read the following story this week: “Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus Continue Reading
February 8, 2010
A Theology of God’s Love: The Blessings of Justification in Romans 5.1-11
We come to the fifth chapter of Romans and in this magnificent chapter we will take away truths that will transform life and culture and I would say that the very idea of government and democracy and literature and all of Western Civilization could rest Continue Reading
May 10, 2008
Little Girl Arise! How Jesus Ministers to Women Today
I offer this sermon, preached on a Mother's Day Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, as "sermon fodder" for preachers as well as for devotional reading for all. Mark 5.22-43 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, Continue Reading
March 23, 2008
A Confident Vision for a Great Harvest: Selections from John 4:1-42
Dr. Michael Milton, President and Professor of Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NCA Sermon given at First Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee and scheduled to be included in a new book called Sacred Assembly: A Continue Reading
