People have a lot of questions and needs. The Bible has all the answers and helps. My mission is to help people by helping them learn the Bible. I am frequently being asked, “When are you going to have an app?” Here’s the answer – NOW! I am very excited to let all of you know that you can now find the Bible teaching available at markdriscoll.org on our Mark Driscoll Ministries app. You can find all of the download... Read more
Indeed, not only does the Bible say that we are to love people, but that love is not rude. In our postmodern age of nicety, the only real sin anymore seems to be hurting people’s feelings. But, sometimes God needs to offend feelings to save our soul. When the disciples came to Jesus in Matthew 15:10-14 and said, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended?” how did Jesus respond? Knowing their hardened, stubborn, rebellious, religious hearts of unrepentance, Jesus... Read more
Jesus has a pointed and prophetic sense of humor. And, Jesus’ most stinging humor was reserved for the religious types, especially the Pharisees. Jesus called them a bag of snakes (Matt. 23:33) and said that their moms had slept with the Devil (John 8:44). While those who suffered under the judgment of these religious types likely had more than a few good laughs when Jesus lampooned them. The Pharisees, of course, did not think it was funny, because apart from repentance... Read more
Religion is funny. Christian Science is neither Christian nor science. And, fundamentalism is not fun. That’s funny. But, have you ever wondered if Jesus was funny? In the closing line of his classic book Orthodoxy, G. K. Chesterton speaks of Jesus’ lack of humor: “There was some one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth; and I have some- times fancied that it was His mirth.”1 According to Chesterton, Jesus was... Read more
“If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8 The Bible is clear that a godly father accepts his responsibility to be a provider for his family. Decent men embrace this responsibility as an honor rather than a horror. Therefore, it is important for us dads to consider these 4 practical ways that a father can be a provider. A godly... Read more
Good dads are an endangered species. Bad dads are an epidemic. Tonight, roughly 40 percent of kids will go to bed without a father.1 For the first time in America’s history, the majority of children born to women under thirty are born out of wedlock.2 As a dad to three boys and two girls I love with all my heart, I find it devastating to think that the normal childhood for children going forward will be to have no father.... Read more
God is a Father who loves children. He encourages parents, starting with fathers, to be considerate of their children. In fact, God says to parents in Colossians 3:21, “…do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” Here are some very practical ways that we adults can discourage a kid: Making more withdrawals through criticism than deposits through encouragement Physically shoving, intimidating, threatening, and/or not being physically affectionate in appropriate ways Correcting without instructing so that the kid has no idea why they are in trouble until... Read more
In 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 the God who IS love gives us His definition of love: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. To really understand love, consider 1 Corinthians... Read more
On one particular day, we were shopping at the grocery store together. As we walked down an aisle, we saw a parent walk up and swat a young child on the behind then walk away. Bewildered, the child stood there with a confused look on his or her face. The parent had said nothing in the entire encounter, and the child was obviously totally unaware of what his or her had done wrong. Admittedly, there are times that even the... Read more
Most Christians affirm that Jesus is present in Communion. But the debate about how he is present is one of the deepest divisions in Christianity. For example, disagreement over the presence of Christ in the Eucharist was the central point of division between Martin Luther and John Calvin. I once preached at a conference for three kinds of Lutheran pastors who refused to partake of Communion together. And Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians have earnestly pursued ecumenical agreement in... Read more
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