DIY: Poison Ivy

Well now… turns out, I am allergic to poison ivy. When I started working on the barn, I kept a close eye out for poison ivy and had my trusty Picture This app at my side to make sure I didn’t accidentally start pulling it up.

With any plant that looked even close to being poison ivy, I pulled out my app. I discovered Riverbank Grape, which was a huge vine that was growing up and over some of the sheds, and on top of the barn.

There was also black raspberry, frost grape, a silver maple, a pecan  tree, southern catalpa, bridal wreath spirea, and showy stonecrop. But no poison ivy. No, I didn’t suspect the two trees of being poison ivy, but I wanted to know what it was.

My mistake was looking for the poison ivy leaves. I couldn’t see any because they were in the midst of all the English ivy. It was only after I started pulling down these huge vines from the side of the barn, vines that looked wicked, and were filled with dust and spores, that I learned the difference between a poison ivy vine and the English ivy vine. They look similar, but the poison ivy is just wicked looking.

You can see the two below. The first picture is English Ivy, which is also poisonous to some people. The second picture is the vine of the poison ivy.

My next discovery was the Tecnu Detox Wipes skin cleanser. I keep  a box of wipes nearby every time I go out to work on the overgrowth.

 

The Ascension According to John, Part 2

Old Testament Reading: Genesis 49:8-12

New Testament Reading: Revelation 5:1-14

All of heaven waited patiently for the arrival of the Son of Man. The angels in heaven watched over Him for 33 years after making the announcement of His incarnation. They sang above the manger and tended to Him in the wilderness after His first victory over Satan. They witnessed His death and burial, announced His resurrection, and finally watched and waited with the rest of the host of heaven for His arrival.

The Son of Man was returning to the Father. Heaven waited.

Before He arrived, John was called up into heaven to witness the arrival. As we saw last week, John saw the Ancient of Days, sitting on His throne. He saw the four living creatures, all worshipping the Ancient of Days. He saw the 24 elders on their thrones, then falling down before the Ancient of Days and casting their crowns at His feet.

He was witnessing worship in the true Temple.

But there was One who was missing.

Did John realize what He was witnessing? Did he understand he was seeing the flip side of the ascension? Did he remember what Daniel had written about the arrival of the Son of Man before the Ancient of Days, and the bestowal of power, glory, and dominion, along with an everlasting kingdom?

Probably so.

Therefore, John continued to look for one like the Son of Man, as Daniel had seen. He saw that the Ancient of Days held a written scroll in His right hand, a scroll with writing on both the front and the back, and the scroll was sealed.

Listen HERE!

…by Rehab…

Sermon preached September 29, 2024.

Most people get uncomfortable when the fact that Rehab, a harlot, is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. They either ignore the fact, or try to water it down. Yet, she truly is a picture of God’s grace. She is, in a sense, a picture of the church, for she is called out of the darkness of world, and into the promised land. She turns from her harlotry, risks her life for Israeli spies, and is redeemed in the process.

This sermon is the fourth in a our series of the Gospel of Matthew, and is dealing with the family of Jesus. We find all types in His family tree, yet, God still used them to continue HIS plan of redemption in bringing the Seed of the Woman.

You can hear the full sermon here.

 

Burst of Orange

I’m not a big fan of the color orange, given my college pedigree. However, there are times when the Astros change that for me, and a burst of nature comes through.

Heidi wanted me to get some mums, and I think I came through. It was her idea to plant them in rusted buckets found in the barn. It fits in with the overall Feng shui (fung shway) of that backyard.

All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons 2026. 

DIY: Crawl Space, Planing, and the Work Bench

The Crawl Space

I admit that I was frustrated with my prospects of having place to work. I wanted my shop to be in the barn, but in order to do that, I had to have a place set up to work in order to work on the barn. That left the crawl space, or what I was mistakenly calling a “basement.” Apparently, the two are different.

What made me think I had a basement was there is an area high enough for me to stand up. But since it’s not finished out, think dirt floors, it’s not a basement.

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“Let There Be Light”

I was listening to a presentation by John Lennox the other night on Genesis 1-2. He was going over the different positions and mentioned that many people had problems with the fact that God said, “Let there be light,” on day one, but didn’t create the sun, moon and stars until day four.

It occurred to me, that the people who have a problem with this seeming disparity are those who have come to the text with their minds made up about how and when God created things. They possibly even have a problem with God Himself.

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DIY: Fixing the Hinge and More…

Finally, a small victory. I fixed the bottom hinge on the front door to the barn yesterday. It was a tad bit more complex than I thought it was going to be.

To celebrate, I decided to continue pulling vines off the rest of the barn to get the other doors open. (See videos below). In the process of doing so, I discovered that the barn has 5 doors on the first floor, and 1 door on the second floor. I will need to repair at least two of them, one by adding a cross bar, the other by making one completely new.

The Barn-Reclamation Project (BRP) continues…

The Second Floor

 

The Side Doors and More

Most of this was done yesterday, so you can guess that I’m quite tired today. But if I get a couple more days like yesterday, hopefully things will progress along.

Needs:

  • Fix one of the side doors.
  • Replace the other side door.
  • Get the upstairs door open so I can sweep out the upstairs.
  • Start taking down the inner stalls. This is where I will get much of my lumber for the floor that I eventually want to put down. (Long-term goal.)
  • Run electricity to the building.

 

 

 

Nidal’s Execution is True Justice

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I know many on the left are going bonkers because President Donald J. Trump signed off on having Nidel Hasan executed by firing squad on live television. Hasan was found guilty of killing 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood, Tx, while yelling Allah Akbar in honor of his false god.

But I can even imagine many within Christian circles are having trouble with the execution, thinking it is barbaric, backwards, cruel and unusual.

Well, it may be unusual, but it should not be. There should be weekly executions across the land, for in finding a man or woman guilty of murder, the ONLY just punishment is death. YHWH made this very clear early on in human history. He says in Genesis 9:5-6:

5 Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every living thing I will require it. And from every man, from each man’s brother I will require the life of man.

6 Whoever sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.

Notice what the God of creation has declared to us: He will require our lifeblood. In other words, we all owe a death to God for our sin nature. He told Adam that if Adam sinned, then death would come. It comes through Adam to all men, and all men die.

Because of our sinfulness, even those who are in Christ, owe a death to God. This is one reason public executions were given in the OT, to show forth God’s justice, and to remind us that we all have a debt to pay.

But YHWH doesn’t stop there. He continues and tells us that whoever sheds another man’s blood, then his blood will be required of him. The one who murders, must be executed. In putting to death the murderer, the government is not committing murder. The government is bringing about justice.

And this justice is what has been missing in our country for a long time. We have given into the misguided notion that it is compassionate towards the murderer to let them sit on death row for the rest of their lives. And in doing that, we are ignoring the value of the one murdered and the family members of those who were murdered. For them, there is no justice. In fact, that kind of justice is a mockery of justice. The murderer gets to live. He gets to breath. He gets to eat. He gets to live into his old age. And while he is not free, that is more than what his victims had been given.

Murderers not only murder, violating the Sixth Commandment: You shall not murder. They also steal from the victim and the victim’s family. There is no reason ever to let the murderer live out his natural life in prison. Execution is the only justice.

But Why Is It Justice?

Now some might ask, why is execution justice? As rightly they should.

God answers that question for us.

6 Whoever sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.

The command to execute murderers is tied to the reality that we are made in the image of God. When Nidal Hisan killed his 13 victims in the name of his false god, he was destroying 13 individuals who all bore God’s image. Therefore, Nidal not only sinned against the 13 individuals by murdering them, and breaking the Sixth Commandment, he sinned against the holy and true God of all creation.

He destroyed 13 images… God’s images…

This is an affront to God Himself. He takes it personally because Nidal is destroying His image.

Of all of creation, it is only man and woman who are made into God’s image. The animals are not made in His image. The angels are not made in His image. Nothing else in creation bear’s God’s image. Only man and woman do so.

This sets us apart from all of His creation as special to God. He is the One who created us. He is the One who set us apart to Himself in this very special way. He is even the one who has numbered our days.

Because we are made in His image is the reason He tells us to be fruitful and multiply. He wants the earth filled with His His image bearers.

This is the main reason why we are to execute murderers: they have sinned against the Triune God. When we fail to do so as a country, we sin against the Triune God. Our compassion towards wretched sinners like Nidal is false compassion because it places our feelings and desires above God’s holy image.

In bypassing the death penalty, we are violating God’s Holy Word. He has given us specific instructions on this issue. It’s not a matter of interpretation. It is straight forward, and we know this.

Therefore, “compassion” prevents people like Nidal from facing true justice, which is God’s will for Nidal’s life. Nidal is intended to face justice, and when we prevent that justice from happening, we are given over to our depraved inclinations. God gives us over.

For all the “compassion” we have shown, our society is not better off. It is worse. This is one of the reasons I believe men like Nidal are flooding our borders. We have, in effect, told God we know what is best when it comes to murder, and in turning from His word, He is pouring His wrath out upon us in the form of men like Nidal. The more we ignore God’s word, the more His wrath will fall upon us.

We need to repent of our compassion, and show holy zeal for God’s word, and His image. This is what true justice is. Honoring God’s word, and dealing with murderers by executing them before all to see. This reminds us, that we too, face death. Hopefully, that reminder will bring all of us to repentance of our sinfulness and we will turn to Christ for His ways.

Why is There a Reformation Day?

Originally published November 5, 2020.

Reformation Day is a small celebration among Protestants in the area of Christianity known as Reformed. Most of these Protestants follow the Biblical truths put forth by John Calvin, a contemporary of Martin Luther, and leader of the Reformation in Geneva. His main thesis, in what is called Calvinism, is the sovereignty of God in all things. This sovereignty emphasizes man’s inability to save himself, and God’s overwhelming grace in saving a people to Himself, through Jesus Christ. To the Calvinist, as it was for Paul, no one seeks God… there is none who does good (Romans 3:11-12). This emphasizes that those who are saved, are saved by God’s grace alone, in Christ alone.

These truths were part of what Martin Luther declared when he posted his theses on the Wittenberg Door on October 31, 1517. The actual 95 Theses was over the abuses of the Roman Catholic church and its popes. But his driving issue, which he had posted on the door prior to the 95 Theses, was over justification by faith alone in Christ alone. That doctrine is the heart of the gospel, and at the heart of those of us who are called Reformed.

All that Luther and Calvin worked for, was a reformation of the church. The Roman Catholic church of the day, taught that man could earn his salvation by doing good works and earning enough merit to work their way out of purgatory into heaven. This is still a fight we see today. So many want to add their works to the righteousness of Christ that is imputed because of pride.

But Paul showed this not to be the case (Ephesians 2:8-10). We are saved by faith in Christ, not our works. Amen and amen. For if our works are tainted with the least bit of sin, they are rejected by God. We need the works of another, one who was perfect: Jesus Christ.

It is for this reason we remember October 31, 1517 and call it Reformation Day. Our celebration is not a mandate of God, but something Reformed Protestants do with thanksgiving that God worked through men like Luther and Calvin for the purity of the gospel.

DIY: Inside the Barn

Progress on the barn is slow, given that much of my time is the other major DIY projects: unpacking and finding room in the crawl space.

But given that, here are some pictures I took once I cut away enough of the vines to open the door and one window.

I like the horse trough because you can see where the horses chewed on the wood above.

This the door to the main entrance to the barn: see the red trimmed door below.

This is the main door into the barn. I tried to cut away enough of the growth from the inside to open it, only to discover once I cut my way over to it, that it has a Master lock on it. Only one way to get into the door: cut the lock. Fortunately, Heidi has a pair of bolt cutters. (Marriage tidbit: never marry a woman who doesn’t own a pair of bolt cutters).

Getting this window open was really helpful in helping me look around. When I took the picture, I didn’t realize I was also getting a good look at the second floor, from underneath. It’s all good wood.

All photos copyright © Timothy J. Hammons, 2026.

 

Is Tithing Still Required Under the New Covenant?

Steve Deace, a political Christian commentator, also loves to dabble in theology on his show, as well as on X. He puts forth the question, lets the conversation follow its course, and sometimes, takes the issue up on his show.

One such question is truly important for the believer, the question of tithes. Since he asked, we would like to answer. Our answer is based upon a sermon preached at Waco Reformed Church on December 11, 2022.

Introduction: A Call to Biblical Giving

Recently, we shared how the pastor from a large, Reformed church in Dallas spoke for four Sundays (in the late 1990s) about the subject of money and the Christian. The pastor prided himself on being able to preach four straight Sundays, and yet, say nothing about tithing until the last sermon, in which, he pointed out he had said nothing about tithing, and that he would continue saying nothing about tithing, in which, he concluded his four-part esoteric thought process on money.
There were many in the congregation who felt disappointed, questioning the conviction behind such an approach. One would expect THE shepherd of the flock, to instruct his followers on the tithe, since it is such an important part of the ministry.
While the church had an annual speaker who passionately urged its 8,000 members to give, using guilt and manipulation, in order to meet a multi-million-dollar budget, this abdication by the pastor felt insufficient. Instead of teaching what God’s word said about tithing, and the need for obedience to God’s Word, the church’s approach resembled more of a marketing campaign.
The problem with the sermon series on money, was that it did not answer core questions for those under the New Covenant: Are we obligated to tithe under the New Covenant? If so, how much? What’s the difference between a tithe and an offering?
We believe the pastor of that church, failed to shepherd his flock by being reluctant to address tithing. It seemed like he was driven more by fear than faith.
His course of action stemmed from fear of appearing self-serving and being like greedy televangelist. In other words, instead of letting the text and the topic drive his preaching, he was letting fear set the agenda. This is a shoddy approach to the work of a pastor, and is actually self-serving in the end.
Yet, if the principle of tithing is biblical, which we believe it is, then members of church should be instructed on the matter, and tithe.
As we will see, there are many reasons that we are instructed to tithe. The first reason that we deal with is what the Apostle Paul was dealing with in his first letter to the Corinthians: the right of the minister to live off the tithe. This is really the thrust of this article. We are given the principle for tithing, and that tithing is mean for our well being, in providing for the one God has ordained to feed us spiritually: the minister in the local congregation.
The second reason, which we deal with below, deals with our need to tithe as believers. We need to understand that we are giving our tithes to the LORD, even though the tithes are being used by the church to support the minister. This idea of giving tithes to the LORD is actually found in the negative, when the covenant people quit tithing, the LORD accused them of stealing from Him (see Malachi 3:8).

Supporting Gospel Ministers

Paul makes a great case for the support of gospel ministers in 1 Corinthians 9. In the context of that passage, Paul was facing constant attacks as ministers often do, from the false teachers who had moved into Corinth in his absence. One of the areas of accusation by these false teachers was in regards to the fact that Paul never received any financial support while in Corinth, even though he was entitled to do just that. His defense not only affirmed his role as an apostle but also provided a blueprint for supporting those who preach the gospel faithfully. Paul taught that apostles and ministers have the right to basic needs—like food, drink, marriage, or side work—decisions that belong to them, not a council or congregation. The congregation’s role is to help support the minister through their tithes.
Paul supported his case with practical examples: a soldier in the army is provided for by the country he represents. A farmer is provided for by the food he grows. A shepherd benefits from his labor taking care of the sheep. He then cited God’s Law, referencing Deuteronomy 25:4, which forbids muzzling an ox while it treads grain. This law ensures the animal eats while working, reflecting God’s care for His creation.
More importantly, Paul applies this same care to ministers, emphasizing that humans, made in God’s image, are of greater value than animals. If we care for an ox, how much more should we care for those who bring us the gospel?

The Principle of General Equity

Paul explains this principle in 1 Corinthians 9:9-10:
Is it oxen God is concerned about? Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
This is an example Paul uses is what has become known as the the principle of general equity of the law. that Paul is using when he uses a law about oxen, for the support of pastors. The principle is based on the reality that all of  God’s Law remains relevant for us today, however, the application may vary under the New Covenant. Therefore the care that was to be afforded to the oxen under the Old Covenant, is now to be afforded to the minister under the New Covenant. He is to be granted an income from the tithes of the congregation.
In verse 11, Paul continues:
If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?
Using a rhetorical question, Paul is driving home the point: “you have been fed spiritually, which leads to your eternal salvation, therefore, is it anything at all that we reap from your temporary material things in order to live and continue to feed you spiritually?”
Paul’s point is that ministers do have a right to material support. The purpose of the tithe is to be used to support the minister that brings spiritual food. Though Paul chose not to exercise this right to avoid hindering the gospel, he affirms the expectation of tithing. If tithing were obsolete in the New Covenant, Paul would have said so here, but he doesn’t.

Jesus Affirms Tithing

But what about Jesus? Does He affirm the principle of tithing, or remove the principle?
We believe that Jesus upholds the principle of tithing in Matthew 23:23:
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
Jesus doesn’t rebuke the Pharisees for tithing but for neglecting justice, mercy, and faith. He affirms they should tithe while also pursuing these weightier matters, showing tithing’s place in the New Covenant. Had He wanted to remove the admonition to tithe, this was the time for Him to do so, just as Paul could have done so in 1 Corinthians. But neither Christ nor His apostle remove the admonition to tithe.

The Biblical Principle

Now please note that a biblical principle on interpretation needs to be stated: just because the New Covenant does not say the formulaic words, “thou shalt tithe,” doesn’t mean the principle doesn’t remain from under the Old Covenant. In fact, what we hope that you see, is that tithing actually predates the Old Covenant given under Moses, showing that it is a principle for all times, no matter the covenant.

Why do we tithe?

So, to be clear, let’s ask the simple question: why do we tithe? We tithe for two primary purposes:
  • First, our tithe honors God in that we recognize all we have is from Him.
  • Second, our tithes supports those who minister God’s Word.
To the first, we see this principle found in Deuteronomy 8:17-18:
…then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth…
It is God who has granted us the ability to earn wealth. In fact, in every area of life, God has granted us the ability to live. Every true blessing we have is from Him. Therefore, as we grow in wealth, we are to remember where that wealth comes from, and return a portion to Him. This is our way of honoring God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us. 
As I have laid out above, Paul illustrates what the tithe is to be used for in 1 Corinthians 9:13-14:
Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
In the Old Testament, priests lived off tithes and offerings, as John Calvin notes: priests received portions of sacrifices, tithes, and firstfruits to sustain their families. This pattern continues today.
Ministers sow spiritual seeds and rightfully reap material support through tithes, which are ultimately given to God. By giving a portion of what we have been given, we honor God in that we recognize all we have been given is from Him.

The True Foundation of the Tithe

Where is the foundation of the tithe found in Scripture? As we mentioned above, this practice actually predates the Mosaic Covenant, originating with Abraham in Genesis 14:18-20, where Abraham gave a tenth of his spoils to Melchizedek, a priest and king who foreshadows Christ. Abraham’s tithe shows that we give to God through His appointed ministers. Melchizedek was acting as a king and a priest for Abraham in bringing him wine and bread, along with preaching the truth of God’s word.
What do we know about Melchizedek? His name means “King of Righteousness, King of peace.” His actions of bring the bread and wine to Abraham, symbolizing communion and fellowship with God. His blessing reminded Abraham that God, the Possessor of heaven and earth, gave him victory. Abraham responded by giving a tithe of the his booty, setting a pattern for God’s people.

Tithes vs. Offerings

Under the New Covenant, the principle of the tithe continues, and we tithe to Christ, the greater Priest and King, as Hebrews 7 and Colossians 2:9-10 affirm. Our tithes go to the church where we receive God’s Word and sacraments. We are not to divide up our tithe with other ministries as many people do. Our first priority is to provide to the congregation where we are being blessed by the faithful preaching of God’s word, and the administration of the sacraments. 
We can support other ministries, but that should come from our offerings, which are above our tithes.
We see the principle of the offering in 2 Corinthians 9:7 :
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
This verse refers to a special offering for suffering Christians in Jerusalem, and does not come from the tithe. Offerings are voluntary gifts given out of mercy, while tithes are an obedient 10 percent for the church’s ministry. 1 Timothy 5:17-18 supports the principle of the tithe as well, stating that elders who labor in preaching deserve support, echoing the principle of not muzzling the ox.

How Much Should We Give?

One other point needs to be stressed. We are to give a tithe to the church where we are fed spiritually, and a tithe is 10% of our income. The question then comes up: are we to tithe 10% on the gross of our income, or upon the net of the income. Or another way to ask it: are we to tithe on all the wheat we have in our field, or only that wheat which we get into the barn?
I hope you see the clear answer on this. The LORD knows that the crows will eat some of the wheat before we get it to the barn, and we are to leave some in the fields for the aliens. Therefore, we are to tithe that which we get home. Caesar will take his portion before we get it home to our barns. To require a tithe on all the wheat in the field, is an onerous burden. Not too many could actually do this.
But tithing on our goods that we bring home is a possibility. Yes, we need to budget for this and take steps to reach the goal of 10%. The more we strive to obedience to the LORD in this regard, the more a blessing the tithe becomes to us.

Conclusion: Giving Reflects Our Hearts

Jesus warns in Matthew 6:24 that we cannot serve both God and money. Tithing really does reveal where our heart is on the matter and if we are honest, we find that the thought of tithing is a burden we don’t want to mess with. But this should not be. We are to grow in our trust of the LORD, especially in being obedient to His calling on our lives. We do believe there is blessings in tithing. But we will not say as many do, that we will always be blessed even more financially if we faithfully tithe.
However, we will say that there is a spiritual blessing that is far greater when we tithe. We may not see it, but giving in return to the LORD, with a heart of gratitude, is a true spiritual blessing. It helps us to refocus on where are hearts should be, with the King and the Kingdom of Heaven.

 

 

DIY: First Glances into the Barn

Remember, when I first looked into the barn, I wasn’t supposed to be there. It was a Monday afternoon, and we were closing on the house more than a week away. But I had to go looking. I had to take more pictures because … I didn’t take any when I first looked at the house with the Realtor.

I took pictures out front, and worked my way back to the barn. I still couldn’t see much. I found a small hole in the fence next to the chicken coop. Looking around to make sure there were no snakes, or other dangers, I bent over and under the vines growing between the fence and the coop. I was only 10 feet from the open doors of the barn.

Stepping carefully over growth and old beer cans, I went to the first door and looked inside. It looked like an old stall. Upon closer review, I was right. It was an old stall.

Nothing exciting at all… but the potential. It wasn’t wet. That meant that the roof was still good. Further more, there were no decomposing bodies to be see, so I didn’t need to call the police.

On to the next door. This one gave me a better understanding of the structure of the building. The entire out wall was made out of concrete block. The building wasn’t going anywhere any time soon. Again, the possibilities.

Yet, I didn’t go inside. That would have to wait.

 

If you look on the ground, you can see a porcelain light socket. I wondered if the building had electricity at one point or another.

I use to publish pictures of doors for a Photography group call Thursday Doors. I wonder if they would be interested in this one. I plan on restoring it to its original ruggedness.

All photos are copyright © Timothy J. Hammons 2026. 

Looking for New Ministry — A Prayer Request

It’s been a couple of months now since I stepped down as pastor from Waco Reformed Church, and loaded up in my 2000 Saturn LW1 for eastern Tennessee.

When I stepped down, I wasn’t retiring from the ministry. But Heidi and I both felt we needed to move to Tennessee so we could be with our daughter, and her four children. That was the easy part of the decision.

The hard part: stepping down and knowing that Waco Reformed would cease to exist. There were only two elders, myself and one other man, and he did not feel led to continue on with Waco Reformed. So the church closed.

What makes this hard is knowing that God’s call upon my life as a pastor, has not ceased. I still long to preach the full counsel of God (Acts 20:27), proclaiming His truth to the saints for their edification.

The problem is: I really don’t fit in any of the denominations in the area. I am Reformed. I am a Calvinist. I am postmillennial. I am covenantal. But I also have distinctives that set me apart from the PCA and the OPC.

In fact, I probably don’t fit in the CREC either. While at Waco Reformed, we attempted to join the CREC, and they ended up rejecting us. They never had the decency to give us a reason as to why.

So here I am, in an area saturated with PCA churches. It would be OK if  could just take exceptions to the Confession where I differ, but the GA of the PCA ruled they would not allow exceptions on paedocommunion any longer. Not only did they say it, they said “good riddance” as well. (See my posts on paedocommunion below).

But that is not the point of this post. The simple point is for prayer. My request is that Christ would open a door for a church where I do fit theologically and in all the ways that matter.

God may answer our prayers by leading me to plant another church, and if so, then I need like minded people to join with me to start this wonderful endeavor. Therefore, if you are reading this, please pray that our King would open the door to another church where I can serve and glorify Him. Thank you.

If you would like to hear a sampling of one of my sermons, go HERE.