The Doctrine of Encouragement and Why Our Words Matter
How often do you walk into a situation and have no idea what to say? You so badly want to say the right things, while also avoiding the...
Welcome to the Oak Park Blog
The Oak Park Blog is an extension of Oak Park's Discipleship ministry and is therefore a tool to further equip the saints of Oak Park for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12).
Am I Just My Brain?
What does it mean to be “me?” Many people have asked this question through time, which can be seen in philosophical ponderings such as...
Three Considerations for Bringing a Physical Bible to Church
These days, it is more convenient to pull up your favorite Bible app on your phone than to carry a physical one to church. After all, in...
Living Beyond Regret
I can see the grass airstrip coming into view just beyond the trees. Having just returned from taking supplies to several missionary...
The Wisdom of the Cooperative Program
Unlike many understandings of the church, Baptists view each local congregation as autonomous, meaning that they are not under the...
Preparing for Sunday Worship
From time to time, I will post on social media that “Sunday morning worship is a Saturday night decision.” This little sentence of...
Focusing on the Cross
The most significant pair of events in world history are the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. No set of occurrences have had more...
The Final Days of Jesus
Every year around the time of Easter, I try to make a point of listening to Handel’s Messiah in its entirety. It is over two hours of...
Outdoing One Another in Peacemaking
In the past few months, several truths have struck me with both heavy conviction and gospel-centered hope. The first came from a podcast,...