Sampson’s story is amazing, for sure. It’s a warning to us all not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to, and to take heed that we fall not into the great sins that Samson did. But there are several ways in which the story makes us long for a true Savior who... Continue Reading

Friend, true freedom doesn’t come when we’ve successfully hidden; it comes when we’re found out but still accepted and cherished through God’s gracious love. Run to the true Light—Jesus himself—and find the forgiveness and freedom you long for in him.   My friends Ben and Paige have a 3-year-old named Ruth who loves playing hide-and-seek.... Continue Reading

We can make an idol out of anything; so can our kids. But until we start to spot the idols in our lives, we can’t help our children see the false sources they turn to. Evaluating why we do what we do helps us identify our idols and subsequently turn from them.   The concept... Continue Reading

Wineapple, the author, tries to parallel Bryan with today’s “Christian nationalists”… [she] stresses that southern segregationists opposed teaching evolution while also admitting that black Christians largely agreed. The Scopes Monkey Trial was about two opposing forms of progressivism. Both claimed to defend the vulnerable. Bryan and Darrow in the end were too absolutist to find... 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

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