Articles - 08/2007

“Orthodoxy” is the a commitment to the teaching and application of the established, proven, and cherished truths of our faith—the most central of which is the message of salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

But I want more than just my facts straight. I want a posture of heart that reflects the incredible nature of this message. I want to be humble. I want to…

It feels like yesterday that a group of friends and I sat around a small table at a Baltimore Barnes & Noble. We’d been spending a couple days praying and studying together and beginning the process of planning New Attitude 2006. The goal for the weekend was to do our best to hear the voice of God through his word and prayer to answer the question, “What should New Attitude…

Here’s the deal: I’ve been asked to articulate three issues I’m currently addressing as a pastor that are especially relevant to this current generation of Christians. I’m supposed to do this in 800 words. I have 766 words left. That’s a problem.

And I have three other problems. First, I have about a dozen issues that weekly weigh on my heart as a Twenties Pastor and I can…

In my recent post on why I think humble orthodoxy is important, one person left the following comment:

“Is it just me or does Humble Orthodoxy birth an upside down thinking? It seems that the more growth you experience, the more you learn to distrust your own knowledge. As if the more Orthodoxy you obtain, the more you learn Humility is the only way and the key mark…

That’s a question we’ve heard a lot and one that we think it may be on people’s minds.

Consider the art show as a physical, visual application of humble orthodoxy. New Attitude teaches humble orthodoxy through the conference. The art show displays how a group of artists in seeking to live out humble orthodoxy, chose to create art in response to a specific passage of Scripture.

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I am committed to humble orthodoxy because I have a great tee shirt that has “Humble Orthodoxy” across the chest.

Honestly, I am committed to it because I think Jesus Christ is most honored when I am humbled by his death for my sins and when I believe right things about him.

Besides that, what are the alternatives?

1. Proud Non-orthodoxy - This is…

Why am I committed to a humble orthodoxy?

Well there are two parts to this answer.

The first is positive.

I want people to know God truthfully and experience the presence of God fully. That is why I am committed to humble orthodoxy. My passion and burden is to do all that I can to lead and direct people to a richer, fuller, grander,…

As I write this today, August 31st, is my 16th wedding anniversary. Which can only mean two things: (1) I asked and received special dispensation for writing this response, and (2) humble orthodoxy is important enough that I needed to ask permission to give it attention.

“Humbly accept the word planted in you.” That’s the command James writes to his audience and to us who follow Christ.

Not many people stay up late at night thinking about the doctrine of the trinity, but Bruce Ware probably does. Not because he’s passionate about dry doctrine, but because he’s passionate about God.

To help us continue to explore the character of God we talked to our friend Bruce Ware about the Trinity, why it’s worth defending, and how it can affect our daily lives.
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I’m committed to humble orthodoxy because orthodoxy isn’t enough.

Mere orthodoxy, mere correctness of doctrine, mere mental knowledge of biblical truth, isn’t enough to drive what I’m called to do as a man, husband, father, pastor, and missionary to the San Francisco Peninsula. Let me explain.

James 2 gives one of Scripture’s sharpest statements that God wants his people to operate with something more than mere…