Posts by Don Johnson
The Miracle of Marriage
We had a rather strange event in our family last week as one of our sons was married. The fact that he married a lovely Christian young lady was not so strange, what made it strange was that the wedding was Covid-19 style – hardly anyone in the congregation. Despite the strange circumstances, those members…
Read MoreWhat’s Behind the Movement to Defund or Abolish the Police?
What’s Behind the Movement to Defund or Abolish the Police? More Than You Probably Think Huge Worldview Issues Behind the Calls for Transformation of the Justice System The Task of Reckoning with Historical Symbols: NASCAR Announces Ban on Confederate Flag Source: Thursday, June 11, 2020 – AlbertMohler.com Al Mohler gives some background to the current…
Read MoreIt’s Time for Revival
When we consider the state of our world — full of fear, frustration, overreaching government, faithlessness, clamoring media, vicious politics, neighbors set against neighbors, restrictions, job losses, illness, and deaths — would you say we might come away a little defeated? Many things in the news every day get us down. That was true even…
Read MoreTo Live Stream or not to Live Stream
advice for the small church in a challenging time What are we to do in a time when government in its wisdom dictates that we curtail all public meetings for reasons of public health? How can the church function as a body of believers in circumstances like this? One solution already in place for many…
Read MoreThe Sword and the Famine and the Pestilence
These days, the paramount thing on everyone’s mind is the Corona Virus pandemic. Schools are closing or shifting to “online only” formats. Churches wrestle with how and when to meet, if at all. Stores grapple with panic buying (even hoarding) of staple items. Headlines are apocalyptic – you only need turn to any one of…
Read MoreHonesty in Politics — too much to ask?
We all have an interest in politics. Though the constant wrangling, arguing, shouting, noise, gimmicks, dirty deals, endless scandals, and genuine nastiness that inhabits the political world turns us off, still our interest remains. Political decisions affect us all. Some political stands by people we oppose produce fear and anxiety lest they should come to…
Read MoreThe Gentile Gospel
One of the themes of the book of Acts involves the struggle the early Christians had in defining the Church. Was the Church a new sect in Judaism? (The “Messiah-Is-Here” sect?) Or, was the Church something new entirely, a separate and distinct new body of people? If the latter, what place did Judaism now occupy…
Read MoreRevoice and the Gay Christian Movement – The American Council of Christian Churches
A good word from our friends at the ACCC: What Should Biblical Christians Do? Preach the good news, the real good news! It works—sinners are saved from their sin and when truly saved will show the fruits of being truly converted. While we should welcome sinners to our public services, we must only recognize those…
Read MoreA Constant Threat to True Faith
Returning to our regular preaching after the Christmas break, we find ourselves beginning Acts 15. This is a pivotal chapter in the book of Acts, dealing with questions that form one of the major themes of the book. The theme and the questions rise in several other New Testament passages, notably the book of Galatians.…
Read MoreIs Your Church Worship More Pagan Than Christian?
There is a great misunderstanding of the purpose of music in Christian worship. Many Christians tend to grant music a sacramental power which Scripture never bestows upon it. Source: Is Your Church Worship More Pagan Than Christian? The author makes a good point, though we would say more than he does about the errors of…
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