It is only through the lens of eternity that we see the goodness, justice, and faithfulness of God. And only in the light of eternity do we long to be near God and find him to be our portion forever.   In story after story, book after book, the Bible reminds us that no one... Continue Reading

We must ask ourselves: Is freedom, as the nominalists insist, the ability to act according to one’s imagination and desires? Or is freedom the ability to act according to what is best, free from the domination of base passions or a sinful disposition, but in accordance with a standard that necessarily requires limits?   In... Continue Reading

Where does CRT/Social Justice/Woke-ism sit? It is in the world. It is of the world. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It only tries to make everyone believe they are either a victim or an oppressor. It is an evil Marxist teaching from Satan.   For which... Continue Reading

Pastors need to lead the churches to pray for those who serve us in the convention. Then they need to lead their churches to show up, stand up, and speak up, so that all who work in any convention institution or agency remember that those institutions and agencies are owned by the churches.   “I... Continue Reading

Sadly, in the United States it’s the poor and middle class that have been the hardest hit by declines in fertility. Those with only a high school diploma or some college education have seen the sharpest drops in childbearing rates since the 1970s.   For the first time ever, the global population will enter a... Continue Reading

For now, we acknowledge ourselves to be “strangers and exiles on the earth,” greeting divine promises from afar (Hebrews 11:13), recognizing we’re not at home. Not yet. But oh, do we have hope that we already taste.   Among the many hopes challenged, if not dashed, in the last year have been civic hopes. Perhaps... Continue Reading

Hus encouraged women to study the Scriptures, to speak to others about Christ, to participate in church singing, and to admonish those who needed correction, including priests. “Listen, daughter, and incline your ears and know that you are a person and that you have a body and a soul,” he wrote in 1412. “Therefore remember,... Continue Reading

Fellow under-shepherds, no matter how small your flock, or how little your charge or task, heed the warning of Christ of his distaste for goat-style leadership. Reflect on your knees of your ways before the Lord. Ask Him for grace, in Christ, to be progressively devoid of offence and aligned with His Shepherd heart.  ... Continue Reading

Being based is little more than a laughing refusal to be pushed around by the preposterous. It’s a refusal to go along with the crowd when the crowd has gone mad. While many people seem to realize that there is some problem, only the based realize not only that its safer and healthier to break... Continue Reading

What Christians need from God’s Word every Sunday are not human-centered scriptural truths applied to our Small Stories. What Christians need from God’s Word every Sunday is to be reminded that their Small Stories connect beautifully and mysteriously to the Larger Story of creation, redemption, and consummation.   All across America, a myriad of pastors... Continue Reading