“I have to, as a believer, start with Creation…I believe work is the meaning of life, I say it because God said it. And God made us for that purpose and imbibed us with a certain dignity and a status as an image bearer of Him that reflects our ability to produce, to create, to... Continue Reading

The good news of something like the Golden Rule in particular and the Sermon on the Mount in general is that they not only tell us what God expects of us, but God empowers us to live the way that we ought to live. They are not just pleasant and inspiring moral precepts that we... Continue Reading

The lack of a governing narrative in the West is a “result of the banishment of Christianity.” Both humanity in general and individuals are “grasping, desperately grasping for something to grant them meaning, even if that meaning is utterly meaningless.” For those familiar with the works of Francis Schaeffer, or are familiar with the Christian... Continue Reading

Kerr notes that even Dwight D. Eisenhower, “who sent the [101st] Airborne to protect the civil rights of black schoolchildren in Little Rock[,] saw the good in Robert E. Lee and recognized the need for young Americans to ‘strive to emulate his rare qualities’” Therefore, Kerr believes that W&L should restore Lee “to the rightful... Continue Reading

Rather than conformity to the world, we are to be transformed by the renewal of our minds (Romans 12:2). We are to “take every thought captive to obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5) and prepare our minds for action by setting our hope fully on grace (1 Peter 1:13).   Those who study war and battle... Continue Reading

The Alliance Defending Freedom legal advocacy group suggests that simply “having a conversation about abortion in your OWN HOME while the windows are open” could now be a criminal offense in Scotland.   A 74-year-old woman has become the first person to be charged under Scotland’s new abortion buffer zones law. The quiet, unthreatening pensioner... Continue Reading

Jesus came to baptize with the Spirit and with fire. We who have received the Spirit cannot remain passive while judgment approaches. The reality of the coming separation between wheat and chaff should compel us to proclaim the Gospel with renewed urgency.   There are truths we believe we know—truths we’ve heard countless times, sung... Continue Reading

God’s answer to the chaos and rebellion of the world is the very last thing to which the world would naturally look, namely, the crucified Christ, whose death, by the inscrutable wisdom of God, is life and blessing to the world.   “But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of... Continue Reading

Like the lame beggar, we’re born unable to walk in God’s ways. Like him, we’re spiritually bankrupt, unable to pay our debt to God. Like him, we can be right at the door of spiritual truth yet still be outside. And like him, healing comes wholly by grace—unearned, unexpected, transformative grace.   Our world is... Continue Reading

In 100 years’ time, everyone reading this will either be dead in their sins or alive in Christ. If you are in Christ, you will be united to His body, the church, worshiping the Lamb. You will be clothed in Christ’s righteousness, and to your left and right you will imager-bearers of every skin tone,... Continue Reading