Revelation 4:11 presents the twenty-four elders worshiping God the Father by saying, “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created.” The more we contemplate the vastness, majesty, and orderliness of creation, the more we should... Continue Reading

Symbolic reading is good and helpful but cannot operate without a set of guardrails. Those guardrails would include the rule of faith that should guide all hermeneutics, but we expect the other guardrails to rise from attentive reading of the text itself.   When you first touch biblical languages one of the first things you... Continue Reading

We are where we are today by the providence of God. And this is where we are called to be His people in the place where we are for now, and however that might express itself.   Where you and I are today is not by chance, but by God’s will. Sometimes we call this... Continue Reading

General revelation may be able to rank sins in a natural continuum of lesser to greater but it has limits. Only special revelation can clearly distinguish between a sin and a legal crime or set specific, divine penalties for a fallen world.   Until the relevance of Old Testament (OT) civil law is clearly defined for the... Continue Reading

Pure generosity is on full display in God’s creation, redemption, and glorification of his creation. He didn’t create because he needs us. We need him. He does not need us. He’s not enriched by us, but he enriches us. And that is good news for us.   Beneficiaries of God’s Grace I love this question... Continue Reading

After the preacher was cited for sharing his faith in a Mississippi public park, the Court cleared the way for him to challenge the city’s restrictive ordinance in federal court—affirming that people can seek forward-looking constitutional protections even after a prior conviction.   (ANALYSIS) The Supreme Court announced a major decision last week in what... Continue Reading

While many more things could be said to explain Peter’s prominence among Christ’s Apostles, these 5 points compel us to focus on a common theme: the redemption and transformation that comes by faith in the risen Lord Jesus Christ despite our own weakness.   The Apostle Peter is the only other Apostle who can be... Continue Reading

Human wisdom—the wisdom of the world—and the wisdom of God through the knowledge of Christ are mutually exclusive. So, the source of a believer’s wisdom must be God alone, through the knowledge of Christ, by the means of God’s Word.   In continuing the Wednesday night lessons on prayer for our ladies, we studied examples... Continue Reading

Our rhythms across seasons of life—and seasons in sport—should clearly communicate to our children: We belong to Christ, and belonging to Christ means belonging to his people. The end goal isn’t just attendance in a building. It’s faithfulness to God and his people.   Eric Liddell toed the starting line at the 1924 Olympics as... Continue Reading

The process of grieving is not a sprint; it’s more like a marathon, with plenty of hills, and the need to drink a lot of water along the way. But it does get better in time.   On March 13, I lost a dear friend in John Perkins; on March 19, I lost a very... Continue Reading