Mathew Sims – Using Our Privilege as a Bulwark of Love
The story of mankind starts with a serpent attacking the image bearers of God. “Did God really say?” “Can you really trust what he says?” “Don’t you want to be like God, right now?” Fundamentally, the...
View ArticleMathew Sims – Advancing a Christian Work Ethic
A lot of hot air has been flooding the atmosphere since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby. Two common complaints I’ve heard are “Business are people? Ha!” snide remarks and “Christian...
View ArticleMathew Sims – Four Ways Churches Can Equip Families to Rehearse the Gospel
All this hub bub about rehearsing the gospel story in your home, but I haven’t asked one question, “How can churches equip families to do this?” Yes, families must make much of God. Yes, we are all...
View ArticleMathew Sims – Everyday Atheism
This summer Tim Udouj, an elder at the church where I’m a member, preached an excellent sermon on Psalms 10. He made a point which caused the wheels to turn in my heart. Near the end, he said that...
View ArticleMathew Sims – The Shame of Pornography and God’s Justification of Sinners
“God knows I am worse than even the Accuser accuses. But still loves me as His own. Take my reputation. Give me Christ.” R. C. Sproul, Jr. I recently watched Gary Wilson’s TED’s talk “The Great Porn...
View ArticleMathew Sims – Distorted Narrative Syndrome
We all live in a story. A loving, Triune God created the entire universe. He gave it function, purpose. He built a temple on earth and formed humanity in his image to be his priests. These humans,...
View ArticleMathew Sims – Parenting With Promise
I grew up in Christian tradition terrified of the world and culture. We dare not touch, taste, or see lest we become defiled as well. “We are not of the world,” I heard often. We should never ignore...
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