Jesus was greater than the great prophet Jonah, and greater than the wisest king, Solomon (Matthew 12:41, 42)….no one ever humbled Himself as He did….no one lived a sinless life like Christ (1 Peter 2:22). “Never man spake like this man” (John 7:46). And no one could and did die for the sins of the... Continue Reading

In a mysterious work of the unseen Holy Spirit…sorrow somehow begins to morph into an abiding hope. The tears that God is bottling somehow accumulate into a holy preparation by which we are being made ready for that tearless life: “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond... Continue Reading

One cannot change his or her sex by subjectively identifying as such or by subjecting oneself to either hormonal treatments or a surgeon’s knife. It is simply not possible. And the notion that it ever was possible…was always going to end in pain, suffering, massive legal liability and the desecration of the Hippocratic Oath-based medical... Continue Reading

God is our heavenly Father. And like our parents, He’s committed to warning us about the dangers of life in this fallen world. In each warning, He is loving us. Each warning exhibits His patience, faithfulness, wisdom, and grace.…we should listen and obey.   Wisdom for Fools One of the devastating results of sin is... Continue Reading

You don’t need a perfect prayer. You don’t need 45 minutes of clarity. You just need one phrase to anchor you when the tide rises: “The Lord is at hand.”   We love Philippians 4:6-7. We quote it. We put it on coffee mugs and bumper stickers. We rehearse it in our minds when anxiety... Continue Reading

The question isn’t if you will teach them, it is what will you teach them. Teach them the truth.…If we give them all that they need to be able to think critically, but we never give them truth and sound doctrine, then the world will gladly swoop in with cheap replacements.   Children are all... Continue Reading

When we remain loyal to our family and friends at the expense of truth, we ruin everything. The potential for destruction is catastrophic. Sessions split. Diaconates dissolve. Churches crash. The father of lies is happy to see this. But when the name of the Truth is dishonored, everyone loses.   The pastor had finished opening... Continue Reading

I refuse to believe that relying on AI is an advantage; they keep saying we will be left behind if we stay human, but maybe I want to be left behind from a life spent delegating my thoughts and feelings and decisions to machines.   If I’m honest I’ve been feeling hopeless lately. Sometimes I... Continue Reading

I am thankful for Christians who identify the attractions in false religions, cults, or heresies and who teach us how to avoid and confront them. But I repeat this as well: Few can make this their ministry or area of emphasis and remain untainted by evil.   A few years ago, I read of a... Continue Reading

What does God require of a nation that declares itself to be a Christian nation? Will it be understood that God has entered into covenant with a self-identified Christian nation, and that that nation has entered into covenant with God?   Civic life for Christians, particularly in a highly partisan political environment, was in ancient... Continue Reading