In the end, even wealth and prosperity itself is worthless if it is not enjoyed with gratitude and in humble service to the Lord, as well as open-handed generosity to the saints: “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it” (Proverbs 15:16). At the same time,... Continue Reading

Gender theory may seem far-fetched, but if the body has no intrinsic telos and evolution grants authority only to efficient causality, it is hard to understand why an evolutionary scientist would necessarily regard it as problematic.     On December 30, Richard Dawkins resigned from the honorary board of the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) after... Continue Reading

As you consider the Father’s heart for your own life, let him be the Father of mercies to you. He is not cautious in his tenderness toward you. He multiplies mercies for your every need, and there is nothing he would rather do. “Remember,” said the Puritan John Flavel, “that this God is your Father,... Continue Reading

The world is focused on fire. Let that focus be the means God gives you to plead with the dying. Can you imagine the Judgment arriving and your mother, father, child, or church member being with the tares? Worse yet, can you imagine in those final moments them turning to you and asking, “Why didn’t... Continue Reading

There’s a simple explanation for what critical race theory calls “white privilege.” Because the Anglosphere developed prosperous modernity and gave it to the world, English-speakers were naturally the first to enjoy it. People initially outside that culture of innovation are still catching up.   It’s a tribute of sorts to critical race theory’s success that... Continue Reading

Our careful scientific assessment of basic human sexual physiology—an evaluation completely consistent with our commonsense understanding of human sexual development—clears up the confusion that many experience regarding sex and gender.   On August 9, 2024, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won the gold medal in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. The celebration was clouded, though,... Continue Reading

God in his glory is exalted above the highest heights of creation, beyond even the farthest reaches of the universe. From his heavenly throne the Lord rules all things according to his wise purpose.   Years ago, one of the young women in the church that I was pastoring was given the opportunity to meet... Continue Reading

It is not a “given” today that all views will be tolerated in the public sphere. Can claims to normative truth and ultimate reality —claims that offend ancient, modern, and ultra-modern sensibilities alike—still be made? To deny that there is an objective moral reality to which our social and political life must align is to... Continue Reading

Don’t place your hope in favorable circumstances, which cannot last. Place your hope in Christ and His promises. Jesus promised He will return, raise us, and live with us on a new, Redeemed Earth, where we’ll behold God’s face and joyfully serve Him forever (Revelation 22:3-4).   Regardless of our expectations or resolutions, this new... Continue Reading

Cancel culture and social censorship only work as long as people are willing to go along with it and too afraid to challenge it. Truth is a wonderful gift to a world that has been deceived.    A few days after the election, a CNN panelist Shermichael Singleton caused a minor stir on set by... Continue Reading