May we never make excuses for our actions based upon good motives and pure intentions. May we examine the morality of our actions, or lack thereof, and may we sincerely care about the impact our behaviors have on others. And may we never discount and disregard another’s perceptions because we are right in our own... Continue Reading

Perhaps the simplicity of God’s design and direction is even an apologetic for the truth of the faith. It is, actually, the simplest way to live. The simplest way to think. The simplest way to be. It is when we begin to tinker with this design and direction that we find complexity after complexity added to life.... Continue Reading

Edwards believed that Satan’s end, in utter opposition to the glory of God, will ultimately contribute more to the glory of God and will be the “occasion of abundance of misery to the devil; he revenges upon himself: it will occasion the bringing on the consummation of his punishment at the day of judgment; he... Continue Reading

Numerous denominational institutions, conventions, seminaries, and churches alike are facing a reckoning for their failure to proclaim the oracles of God and safeguard Christ’s sheep from savage wolves seeking to devour.    A recent worldview survey was released from George Barna / Arizona’s Cultural Research Center detailing what many have been saying for years: there is... Continue Reading

Written descriptions of the act of crucifixion are rare. The more refined writers were hesitant to dwell long on an act so horrifying, brutal, and shameful. It is hard to describe a more cruel and unusual form of capital punishment.   Continuing our reflection on article four of the Apostles’ Creed, we examine what it... Continue Reading

Jesus’ sheep refuse to renounce Him under even intense persecution from the world system. Jesus’ sheep refuse to listen to the voice of the world system.   The Morning Scene (vv. 1-6) The symbolic picture began with the ministry of the first advent of Christ and the earliest period of the Apostolic Age where the... Continue Reading

Abiding in Christ means that you begin each day in communion with your Savior and then walk with Him step by step through the day.  It’s a constant conversation and an ongoing trust.   Jesus led the way up the dusty path to Gethsemane. Leaving the ancient wall of Jerusalem in the dusk behind them, the... Continue Reading

I may not know exactly how much progress I have made, but by God’s grace I know I am farther along than I once was. And, by God’s grace, I know that by tomorrow I will be farther along than I am right now. For I know and believe the great promise that the one... Continue Reading

We have not yet deprived liberalism of one of its most effective criticisms—namely, that conservative Christianity tends to focus on personal salvation and doctrinal precision to the unnecessary exclusion of concern for the poor and the problems of the world.   As a formal movement embedded in mainline seminaries and denominations, American Protestant liberalism has... Continue Reading

If you are a Southern Baptist and you care about the pro-life cause in the SBC, now is the time to make your voice heard. Speak up for the incremental gains we have made over the last several decades, and keep pushing the ball down the field until we get into the endzone.   I... Continue Reading