Category: Application

Recent Baptismal Testimony

This last week­end I was bap­tized into mem­ber­ship at Auburn­dale Bap­tist Church.  Some of you may know that I was bap­tized into col­lege, so why did I get rebap­tized? My inten­tion is to explain why in an upcom­ing post. In the mean time, here is the tes­ti­mony I read before my bap­tism. Today I come before fam­ily, friends, and the […]

Calvin on the Believer’s Confidence in God’s Providence

“When once the light of divine Prov­i­dence has shone in the believer’s heart, he is relieved and lib­er­ated, not only from the extreme fear and anx­i­ety which had pre­vi­ously oppressed him, but from all wor­ries. Because, as he rightly rejects the idea of chance, he can con­fi­dently put him­self in God’s hands. What a com­fort! He […]

Extolling the Glorious Role of Women

“One of the great fail­ings of the church is that we have done so lit­tle to let women know how valu­able and glo­ri­ous their fam­ily min­istry is. My wife has said to me, ‘Bryan, you must under­stand that all my choices are attack­able. It does not mat­ter which choices I make—there are some women in the […]