Real spiritual growth involves us turning from our sinful focus on ourselves to be refocused on Christ, His Word, and His people. So, from one point of view, the less we think about, “Am I growing spiritually?” it may well be likely that we are growing spiritually because we’ve started forgetting about ourselves and we’re... Continue Reading

The human person’s correspondence with the eternal person of the Son maintains the value of every human being near the end of life on this earth, regardless of their quality of life or how “useful” society thinks they are. And thinking of a more recent issue like artificial intelligence, a human “I” that is the... Continue Reading

The Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi regime is the most well-known horror of a horror-filled twentieth century. At Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Bergen-Belsen, the world confronts the realities of evil in this world and the human condition. Whatever it takes, we must never forget.    Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1945, Soviet forces overran a section of German-occupied Poland. The Nazis had... Continue Reading

Following Jesus offers hope because of an empty grave and a risen Saviour.  Hope that isn’t a vague wish but which is certain and so transforms the way we live now because we can live knowing God, confident that justice will be done, with hope beyond death, and an eternity knowing and enjoying God beyond  ... Continue Reading

“May you live to see your children’s children” reflects a wish for a particular blessing, the blessing of being reminded of one’s true humanity through the grateful acceptance of duties toward others. That is a blessing that those who see others simply as objects or tools for their own pleasure, sexual and otherwise, will never... Continue Reading

The widespread adoption of abortion in the past sixty years has changed us, it’s been a notable feature in the triumph of personal autonomy as the highest good and has changed our understanding of sex in very significant ways. I anticipate similar shifts stemming from assisted suicide and the moral philosophy that underpins it over... Continue Reading

As you commit yourself to the discipline of prayer, as you engage in it day after day and year after year, you will find yourself learning what it means to pray with faith, with power, with humility, with persistence.   Christians are well-resourced with tremendous books that teach the theology and the practice of prayer.... Continue Reading

Brothers, in the matter of pursuing a wife, some of you are “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 3:7). You’ve heard exhortations like this before, but nothing has changed. Not anymore. Take the next step…awake to the wild glory of marriage. Awake to the glory of... Continue Reading

“Image” and “likeness” are terms that signify our uniqueness and dignity before God, and the representative role we play for the entire creation as God’s servant priest-kings. The terms are holistic referring to humans as a whole, that indicate a vertical relationship between humans and God that can be described in terms of obedient sonship,... Continue Reading

The Word of the King is the source of all creation, the means of revelation, the authority by which we live, and the power by which we are saved. From the first “Let there be light” to the final “It is finished,” the King’s Word accomplishes all things.   The King speaks, and the world... Continue Reading