On Sunday, February 22, I preached on Submission to Authority from 1 Peter 2:13–17.
In the sermon I stressed the point that when it comes to texts such as these, where submitting to ungodly authority is mentioned, the examples preached are often too theoretical, philosophical, and hypothetical to be practical. So using The City (our [...]

Last Sunday, as part of the Trial: Eight Witnesses from 1 and 2 Peter series, I preached on “Temptation from Sin” from 1 Peter 1:13–21. I spoke at length about hope. The theme of hope from this week is anchored in the following verses:

1 Peter 1:3 – “He has caused us to be born again [...]

continued from part 2
As we learn to discern what kind of suffering we, and others we encounter, are experiencing, we are able to help root out sin in our life and the lives of those we serve. We can also serve fellow Christians so that they would experience comfort. In this way, suffering provides opportunities [...]

The following fifteen categories of biblical suffering include both kinds of suffering that Peter mentions. Before proceeding, three items merit noting.
Continued from part 1
One, some suffering will be impossible to categorize. Human life is more complex and less clear than theological categorization, so whereas this series of blog posts may be helpful, there is no [...]

In conjunction with my studies for the Trial: Eight Witnesses from 1 and 2 Peter series I am preaching over the course of seven months, I have done a great deal of theological reflection on suffering. This has been incredibly helpful to me personally and I felt that a series of blog posts on the [...]

Dear Mars Hill Church,
Thank you for allowing me to preach and teach the Bible. It was twelve years ago this week that Grace and I hosted the first Bible study in our home as the core group that became Mars Hill Church.
I find great joy in studying the Bible and then preaching, teaching, writing, and [...]