Feeling Christ within Us
To have Jesus within us is to have something that we didn’t have before: namely, hope.
Instead of looking for perfection, we should be looking for any desire to pray, any desire to meditate, and any desire to obey—however small. We should look for conviction when we fall short too. Is there any remorse in regard to your prayerlessness or lack of attention to Scripture or to obedience? If so, be... Continue Reading
Hope for the Unhappy
What has led to such a steep reduction in people’s overall happiness in the U.S.?
The World Happiness Report reveals what many of us probably already knew about the condition of our nation: people are unhappy, disillusioned, and disappointed. This report might be the most hopeful news for our nation in recent memory, especially when we think about the prominence of Gen Z in this report. The prodigal son “came... Continue Reading
Encouragement for Battling Spiritual Depression
We need a robust understanding of the gospel.
Those of us who tend toward introspection will, in most cases, also tend toward pulling away from people. Conversely, a proactive love toward others—family members, friends, neighbors, and enemies—is a powerful weapon against an unhealthy preoccupation with our inner life. Love is considered the distinguishing mark of the Christian. The following is a response... Continue Reading
Fierce Furnace, Gentle Grace
Afflictions have been to me some of my greatest mercies.
Jesus has selected a suitable furnace for me, not a hot and hasty one, which seems likely to harden and consume me–but one with a gentle and lingering heat, which melts my heart gradually, and lets out some of its dross. Though I cannot love the furnace, yet the longer I live, the more I... Continue Reading
The Almost Forgotten Spiritual Discipline…
A few reasons why I think that Scripture memorisation can help you.
There is nothing mystical or magical about remembering words, but thinking about, dwelling on and actively pondering the depths of Scripture is an absolute privilege. We can best do this by knowing a passage of Scripture, off by heart, and thinking it through properly. Take Romans 5:1-5, for example, it’s very short but it is... Continue Reading
The Sayings of Jesus Christ’s Cross: Introducing George Smeaton and His Two Volumes on the Doctrine of the Atonement
The reader is rewarded with more than a thin list of proof-texts; he is given a rich feast of all the glories of Christ’s cross.
Smeaton offers over 70 pages on the universal impact of a particular atonement. Lest anyone accuse Calvinists of restricting the impact of the cross to the elect only, Smeaton shows how a particular redemption touches all creation. As an aside, Smeaton employs the language of Christ’s lordship over “every square foot” years before Abraham Kuyper’s... Continue Reading
Leadership In Your Home and Beyond
If leadership is influence, then every one of us is called to leadership.
Male and female alike, the Bible exalts the importance of the home as our first place of leadership. What does that mean? There is no minimization of how challenging and important the task of loving your spouse is. There is no diminishment of how difficult and important the task of fathering or mothering is. ... Continue Reading
That Dawkins Clip
He misses the charm of Christendom.
Christian Europe must die in order for it to live. It must follow the Savior. And this demands that men like Richard Dawkins must bend his knee and follow Christ’s humility. Jesus humbled Himself so that He might be raised into glory. And if Dawkins wants glory too, he must see that the glory of... Continue Reading
Jesus: The Light of the World
He came to reveal how we can be right with God in a world of darkness.
Jesus has dispelled out the darkness of this world by shining upon us His light. Those of us who trust in Him will never walk in darkness but will always have the light of life. There is no other way to experience clarity, peace, and joy than to live in the light of Christ. ... Continue Reading
A Brief Review: “The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story”
Homosexual practice is an attack on the very foundation of sexual ethics at creation.
The two Hays argue that God, who is ever “changing his mind” to “broaden,” “widen,” and “expand” his “grace” and “mercy” in order to “include more and more people,” “has already gone on ahead of our debates and expanded his grace” to embrace “full inclusion of LGBTQ people in Christian communities.” Sadly, Richard Hays... Continue Reading
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