Don’t be put off by the formal prayers you hear in church. Prayer is simply talking to God. If you are upset with life, say that to God.    When we think of prayer, sometimes what think about are the carefully crafted prayers we hear in church and see in prayer books. You know the... Continue Reading

There is only one way to heaven because there’s only one way to hell—rebellion. There is only one way to be saved because there is only one kind of person who needs to be saved—sinful rebels like you and me.    It is an audacious claim of the Christian faith that there is only one... Continue Reading

If you are in Christ Jesus, you are as secure as his unchanging nature. Just as his perfections can never be diminished, neither can the salvation he has provided to us. He alone is the rock of our salvation that will never be moved (Psalm 62:6).    Futility. That is what every attempt at rebellion... Continue Reading

The problem with CT is that it is anti­-biblical. It promotes interpreting the realities of life through categories and lenses that are contrary to what the Bible teaches and that actually fuel division rather than encourage harmony.   The issue of Critical Theory (CT) has become the hot-button issue for evangelicals over the past couple of... Continue Reading

What is most true, most real, most compelling, (and most long-lasting) about your life are not the multiple places of suffering, nor your two-steps-forward, one-step-back battle against particular sins. What is most foundationally true is that you are a beloved child of the Father, a co-heir with Jesus Christ.   Dearest brother, I know you... Continue Reading

Right now, the world, at its worst, needs the church, at its best. It needs a clearly considered and thoroughly Biblical response to all aspects of the crises that threaten us now from every side.   For those who hoped that our experience of living in times of crisis might end with 2020, I do... Continue Reading

Church becomes boring when we make the gospel secondary, make our entertainment primary, and stop bearing one another’s burdens to fulfill the law of Christ (Gal 6:2).   I recently ran across a quote from a book I read some years ago, and which I think remains immensely relevant. I wanted to share the quote,... Continue Reading

How many “little” lies do we excuse as not so bad? Yet the Bible is crystal clear that to lie is to sin. But before those lies are told, two lies need to be believed—a lie about God and a lie about ourselves.   The fall of mankind began with a lie. “Has God really... Continue Reading

Most of us are sticklers for clearly describing anything we love, be it science, computing, sports, business, or family life. Should we be indifferent to how we think and speak about our Savior and Lord?   “We all unanimously teach that our Lord Jesus Christ is to us one and the same Son, the self-same perfect... Continue Reading

I was a new believer at the time. I didn’t understand I desperately needed to read the Bible over and over again for the rest of my life. I thought it was possible to finish reading the Bible.    The first time I finished reading the New Testament, I went to my mom and said... Continue Reading