Bounds did include the word “early” because he wanted to call Christians not only to pray, but to make prayer the day’s first priority. Here is how he continues his thought: “He who fritters away the early morning, its opportunity and freshness, in other pursuits than seeking God will make poor headway seeking Him the... Continue Reading

God sovereignly ordains events in history to speak to his people concerning his plans. We, therefore, read the historical and prophetic narratives of scripture with an eye on the fact that God was orchestrating these historical events to point to future events or to function as examples to his future people. We, therefore, must understand... Continue Reading

Are you facing pressure to compromise your faith? The early church teaches us how to stand firm when it costs you – without losing your wisdom or witness. Our faith is worth defending.   During China’s Boxer Rebellion of 1900, insurgents captured a mission station and presented students with a terrible choice: trample a cross... Continue Reading

Best of all, when you pray the Bible, you never again say the same old things about the same old things. And you don’t have to think of new things to say or different things to pray about. You’ll pray about the things you do want to pray about daily, but you’ll do so in... Continue Reading

When your mind is stayed on God, you are continually reminded of His faithfulness, sovereignty, and love. Instead of dwelling on “what ifs” or “how wills,” you choose to meditate on Who God is. This does not mean you ignore life’s challenges; rather, you view them through the lens of God’s Word.   The news... Continue Reading

Money issues are often at the center when someone’s character is defamed by scandal. It could be theft, tax evasion, questionable accounting practices, or simply poor management. But whatever the specific instance, it is clear that a failure to handle money with integrity has the potential to disqualify a person from receiving our trust.  ... Continue Reading

Carter did know a far more realistic hope than that offered by John and Yoko. Upon learning that doctors had found four kinds of cancer in his brain, the former president shared his personal “attitude toward death” with his Sunday school class: “I found that I was absolutely and completely at ease with death. It... Continue Reading

“Save others by snatching them out of the fire…” (1:23). Jonathan Edwards famously said that we are like spiders dangling over the fire of hell. Until we find salvation in Christ, we are ever dangling and at any moment our life could end and plunge us into the fire forever.   Last week I attended... Continue Reading

My eternity will be immeasurably longer than my vapor of a life on earth. I want to spend this brief time pleasing the one who could destroy me but has instead chosen to rescue me. Conversely, I want to live less afraid of those who, in a worst-case-scenario, can only destroy my body. What do... Continue Reading

Unless our apologetic is informed by Scripture, the Christian apologist will operate with the same autonomous mindset of the unbeliever. In order to avoid epistemological inconsistency, the Christian apologist must adopt a Reformed understanding of man’s fallen condition as it relates to morality and intellection, and apply it to the apologetic endeavor. Once we adopt... Continue Reading

The true antidote to human sinfulness is neither regulation nor self-discipline. We will not be made more moral. We must rather be made new. Christ’s redeeming work on the cross is the only thing that can accomplish this, which is why those who have been redeemed can have a redeeming influence, even in an AI... Continue Reading

Jesus reminded us that if anyone wants to follow after Him, it means taking up our cross to do so. That means dying to ourselves…is synonymous with following Christ. If your representation of God costs you nothing, then it would be wise to take a second look at the God you claim to be following.... Continue Reading

The devil takes advantage of the wicked culture we live in, and he begins whispering in your ear, “You must fear the outcome of standing for Christ, so just be quiet about Jesus.”   In my last post, I wrote from Daniel 1 as we examined how the world attempts to indoctrinate us and try to... Continue Reading

Maybe we shouldn’t swing the pendulum so far that we put motherhood on a pedestal that God himself did not design for it to be placed upon. We have put this reverence and power—maybe even idolatrous thinking—on motherhood that, really, God did not create himself.   Our Primary Family Is Eternal I’ve heard it said... Continue Reading

Children are so valuable in God’s eyes that Christians must ensure that our practices—from how they are conceived onwards—align with God’s good design. Embracing this perspective encourages a faithful response to the complexities of reproductive technologies, grounded in respect for life and confidence in God’s provision.   Few things stir our deepest hopes and fears... Continue Reading

 I knew I needed to reaffirm my confidence that Romans 8:28 is true and that God actually is working all things in such a way that they will ultimately prove to have been for my good and his glory. I knew I needed to simply trust.   My family experienced some difficult days through the... Continue Reading

If emotions—ours or those of others—become the final arbiter of truth, we’ll quickly lose our way. Christians are called to submit every part of our lives, including our emotions, to Christ’s authority. When our affections are grounded in Scripture’s truth, we’ll be able to better navigate the complexities of contextualization without compromising the gospel.  ... Continue Reading

The question for today is, Is an unbelieving Israelite “according to the flesh,” an heir of the promised blessing of righteousness? Is he a “justified” person, declared righteous by God so that all his sins are forgiven, without having personal faith in the sacrificial offering of Jesus Christ the Son of God?   Introduction In view of... Continue Reading

It’s easy to think the world is out of control and our lives are random. When things are hard, it’s easy to stop believing in God and doubt if He’s real. Then Revelation 4 comes along and shows us what’s really happening in this world. God occupies the throne of heaven. He is infinitely beautiful and... Continue Reading

Who knows what the year ahead holds?  Who knows what decisions will have to be made?  Who knows what troubles we may have?  There will be plenty of times when we don’t know what to do.  But we have no reason to fear if we keep our eyes on God!   As I read about Jehoshaphat, I was really... Continue Reading

Equating events to ‘biblical’ isn’t a bad starting place. Most of us will do this, and do so without knowing what is ‘biblical’. In 2025, believers, sceptics and investigators will each turn to the Bible to image, explain and interrupt the events in our world, both great and small.    ‘It’s biblical’. The disaster is... Continue Reading

We come [to the King] and keep coming—daily in prayer, weekly in corporate worship. God’s Spirit gives us reverence with confidence, humility with boldness, awe with audacity. In light of God’s might, we approach him with holy fear; in light of his mercy, we come with expectant delight. In Christ, we enter not only assured... Continue Reading

Christians do need to obey God’s command to gather regularly with their fellow saints under the oversight of a faithful minister (1 Peter 5:2–3). This is the way God has ordered his church on earth so that his sheep are properly cared for and guarded from the snares of the evil one (Hebrews 13:17). You... Continue Reading

As the people said to Moses in the book of Exodus when he was instructing them in faith, “na’aseh v’nishma”: We will do and then we will understand. That change in belief might come from experiencing benefits you didn’t expect, but it also reveals a basic truth about the mind. As much psychological research over... Continue Reading

Perhaps we should refrain from seeing the news from Meta in strictly left-coded or right-coded ways….We should see it as a renaissance of basic common sense, a summoning of procedural fairness, and an invocation of classic constitutional principles of free speech to refine public discourse in more equalizing ways.   Some quotes we come across... Continue Reading

What does God have for me on earth, while I await heaven? Or better, how I do God’s will on earth as it is in heaven. If that is the prayer Jesus teaches us to pray (Matt. 6:9), how then should we live? As new creations in Christ, how do we order our steps? Do... Continue Reading

Warning passages are a God-ordained means to a God-ordained end. They’re one of the ways God ensures that all genuine believers will persevere. And that’s why I think the bumper sticker line “once saved, always saved” is misleading. A more accurate way to say it is “once saved, always a believer” or “once saved, always... Continue Reading

Carey offered to care for the widows and bring up the children alive. But he did not only make offers to the people. William Carey went from village to village and from house to house, preaching the gospel of God concerning Jesus Christ His Son. Carey knew that the hope for India was not in... Continue Reading

It is important to build your understanding of the Trinity from the Scriptures, which are perfect, and not an external source, which is imperfect. Extra-biblical sources can be very helpful in explaining and understanding what the Bible teaches, but the foundation must be Scripture.   The belief in Triune God is a core foundational doctrine... Continue Reading

Cultures may recognize and employ moral principles, but this doesn’t mean they created these principles. In fact, many scientists and philosophers are suspicious about any causal relationship between evolution and moral virtue. The evolutionary process often results in disharmony and strife; morality seems to require us to overcome the “evolved beast” in each of us.... Continue Reading