Husband, father, and pastor. I wrote the daily Bible studies for @Tabletalk from 1/15/2004-6/30/2026.
Joined March 2026
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If we love the abuser, we will know that true repentance is slow and hard, and their words and promises cannot be trusted. Keep in mind that one of the most powerful weapons of deception is the use of spiritual language.
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If you think someone in doctrinal error, punishment is not your goal.
Instead you should want to be wrong because that means the person is good and you misunderstood.
Two, you should want to help the other person see Christ rightly.
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Dr. Sean Morris, senior pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN, preaches a timely sermon on Galatians 5:22, "The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness."
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Let's be clear. Abusers "apologize." Abusers seek out self-selected "accountability." Abusers cry when confronted. None of this guarantees genuine repentance.
Consistent evidence of change over time is necessary. How much time? *At least* as much time as the abuse was happening.
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If you want cheaper gas, tell your politicians to open more refineries. It's that simple. Stop voting for politicians that shut down refineries. Vote for politicians that vote for more refineries.
In my stupid state, we are actually importing oil from overseas because the politicians shut down most of the refineries. They've essentially shut down the oil business in Bakersfield and sent those people to Texas.
That said, the price of gas can only go so low because the price of oil can't go much below $70 a barrel.
If you vote for politicians that vote against refineries and then complain about high gas prices, look in the mirror.
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A big part of Reformed worship is telling each other what we already know.
From an exhortation on Isaiah 6:
And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
The work of these angels is praise. Notice that they speak to one another—telling each other what they already know! We are to do the same thing, but where these angels (who never fell and never knew sin) speak, we are to sing; as Paul said in Ephesians 5, we are to “address one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with our hearts.” – We are to speak to one another like the angels do because it’s right and it’s good for us. Speaking to one another in singing praise together builds and strengthens the church.
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BCO 39-3. 3. says "A higher court should ordinarily exhibit great deference to a lower court regarding those matters of discretion and judgment which can only be addressed by a court with familiar acquaintance of the events and parties. Such matters of discretion and judgment would include, but not be limited to: the moral character of candidates for sacred office, the appropriate censure to impose after a disciplinary trial, or judgment about the comparative credibility of conflicting witnesses." In this decision, the SJC pushed this aside to make their own conclusion about things of which they have no knowledge. The presbytery has had boots on the ground in this case for many months, the SJC has not. There's no practical way that they could accurately discern repentance vs. non-repentance from a few lines in the ROC. Burk has not apologized to any of the witnesses who were hurt by him. Plus, he fought the charges to the end. How is that repentance?
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Here's a link to the objection to the SJC report of Parsons vs. CFP. The objection has already been filed. It largely deals with the SJC's reduction of Parsons' suspension to a weak admonishment, but covers other issues with the SJC decision as well. There should be no lifting of the suspension without visible repentance and change of behavior, of which there has been none.
dropbox.com/scl/fi/bjsdnowuy…
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Pastors, if the way your church practices church discipline causes the people to fear you rather than trust you, then you should seriously examine your practice of discipline.
Church discipline should cause people to fear the Lord not the pastors.
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When the mission becomes "protect the ministry at all costs" then evil will follow. Why? Because the ministry is proclaim the Gospel (God will protect the ministry). Protecting it at all costs becomes the idol. Idolatry will not breed righteousness.
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If your online “frens” are harassing women, young people, and the families of your perceived opponents, your side has already forfeited any moral claim in the culture war.
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Where church government is biblical, a pastor should only get a limited number of passes for words and actions that are really dumb or unnecessarily, needlessly offensive. Discipline restores when there is repentance and may disqualify when there is not.
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Teach your church that any form of abuse is NEVER acceptable to God, no matter who does it or how important the abuser is. Call your people to holiness in all the corners of their lives.
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Christianity does not look like praying, singing, and giving money while ignoring the screams, unspeakable suffering, filth, and death of others. Christianity is not calling others "them"—somehow unlike us, not human, and deserving of their suffering.