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Eleven Things Pastors Should Remember about People

August 20, 2013 By Erik 1 Comment

Last week, I reposted a list of eleven things you need to know about your pastor. I wanted to follow that list up with some things that pastors need to remember about the people of their congregations. As a pastor, whose vocation is the ministry of the gospel, it is easy to forget that not… Read More »

Filed Under: Archive, Blog, Cross Posts Tagged With: Church, god, jesus, jesus christ, leadership, pastors, people

Childlike Wonder

May 17, 2012 By Erik DiVietro Leave a Comment

I wouldn’t trade being the father of a little girl for anything in the world. My sister has five sons (ages 11-1), and I have a couple of friends with lots of boys. I wouldn’t mind having a boy as well, but Ariel is a tremendous joy. Her friend Paige comes over a couple times… Read More »

Filed Under: Archive, Blog, Doesn't Fit in a Category, General, Personal, Prayers Tagged With: christ, Christianity, Church, dragonfly, god, jesus, revelation, worship

Babel

March 20, 2012 By Erik DiVietro 2 Comments

In Genesis 11:1-10, the Genesis author provides an explanation for the profusion of languages in the world. Whether you belong to a tradition that interprets this historically or not, you have to admit it is a pretty good explanation. It emphasizes universal humanity. All nations are united in constructing the tower and the city (vv… Read More »

Filed Under: Ancient History, Archive, Blog, History, Sin, Theology Tagged With: babel, Christianity, Church, genesis, god, sin, sovereignty

Insanely Simple: ONE

March 6, 2012 By Erik DiVietro 2 Comments

ONE Things don’t get much simpler than that. God is ONE. Theologians want to make God ultra-complex. They spend years trying to figure God out, to fit him in a philosophical box. But God is ONE. That is the ultimate simplicity, and the beginning of our journey toward simplicity. The answer to our big theological… Read More »

Filed Under: Archive, Blog, Doesn't Fit in a Category, Theology Tagged With: bible, Christianity, Church, god, ministry, theology, trinity

Following Up on the Authority and Reading of the Scriptures

February 16, 2012 By Erik DiVietro 3 Comments

A couple of days ago, I posted about Peter Enns’ book The Evolution of Adam. It was interesting to watch how people reacted to the idea that Adam might not have been a historical person. There were some great comments and discussion, and it became obvious from the start that there are two camps – a dichotomy… Read More »

Filed Under: Ancient History, Archive, Blog, History, Theology Tagged With: bible, Christianity, Church, god, peter ends, scriptures

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