When God Comes Down (Isaiah 64)

  spodzone /Free Photos“The greatest threat we face as a nation is a unawareness of our own condition. So many in our nation fail to realize that we really are at war.” What a Pentagon official told me could be said about the Church. Many have Continue Reading

The Secret Love Life of the Passionate Pastor: Paul’s Compelling Vision of the Pastoral Ministry in 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20

Every pastor should have a passionate love life. I remember my old mentor, Dr. D. James Kennedy, telling me that the pastor must love three things more than all others: God, God’s Word, and God’s People. I believe his commendation of these simple and Continue Reading

Can I Get a Witness?

When I was a boy I remember going to church with a friend. In his church, every now and then, their preacher would yell out, "Can I get a witness?" Well...Can I? I believe that God is calling First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga to be renewed in Continue Reading