christianity – Pastor Mathis

Understanding the Heinousness of Homosexuality from the Confession of Sam Allberry

(This is part one of a multi-part series investigating the subtle changes in conservative views on homosexuality. Part two here).

As much as so-called Christ-centered preaching seems desirable (who’s against Christ?), it is anything but desirable (as I summarize in

As on reader noted, I am focusing on a specific type of Christocentric preaching. One gentleman called it “Covenant Preaching,”

My three-part series on Christ-centered or “Gospel preaching” (sermons that always have an explicit message of Christ as “integral,” the

Have you heard the story about the Christian fundamentalist? When asked what was grey, furry, and lived in a tree,

As I summarized in my previous essay, a series of articles (“Covenant Preaching”) describe “gospel preaching” as: Christ should be “integral”

I preached through Deuteronomy a couple of years back. And Calvin’s sermons were a great help. They were doctrinal, applicable

Even if one is convinced that idealist voting is nonbiblical, even if one is convinced that “counting the cost” is

The most important goal for Christians in this surreal election year is not to uphold the great and lofty goal

[Reprint from 2013]: The recent online essay, Homeschool Apostates, paints an ugly picture of physical and spiritual abuse. I described