It appears we still prefer to stick our mammon-fattened fingers into our cloth ears, denying even the possibility that God might be saying something to us. We prefer to be told there is no explanation and no hope (outwith ourselves), rather than admit we are helpless and cry out to the God who offers both... Continue Reading

It’s one thing to know about Jesus, even to understand how all the pieces of Scripture fit together. The evidence is important, but it’s never enough. At some point, you need that moment in which not only do you see, but you really see and you believe.   Big Idea: Move beyond not understanding to... Continue Reading

In the situation in which we all currently find ourselves, crushed spirits may indeed be a dominant personality trait. It was fun for awhile being able to sleep in on a weekday morning, or not have to get dressed to impress. But for many the second mortgage payment has been missed, the business has had... Continue Reading

Now the question of how Jesus compares to angels isn’t exactly on the front-burner of most modern evangelical minds (angel-oblivious people that we are). But for first-century Jews, there would’ve been few better ways to demonstrate Jesus’s divine nature than to prove that he is greater than the angels.   When it comes to biblical... Continue Reading

Yes, the imago dei has been severely marred.  We are like the Titanic, resting around 12,500 feet down on the floor of the North Atlantic, broken, holed, and rusting: a faded wreck of the glorious original. But it is still the Titanic, and we are still image-bearers!     Human beings in the West are very confused. On... Continue Reading

Like guardrails on a curving highway, the rules exist for all—but there will always be those who desire rules for others but not for themselves. Only the bravery of those who love freedom can curtail those who wish to use calamity to satisfy their lusts for control.   A friend who owns a small retail... Continue Reading

I’d like to think there may be a better way forward as states reopen their economies. What if governors welcome churches to do what they do best in the reopening? Sunday has historically been called the “market-day of souls” (more on that in a moment). What if our leaders reopen the markets of our state... Continue Reading

Many liberal Christians have come out strong in their opposition against God having anything to do with the sending of the Coronavirus, rejecting a God who is involved with the affairs of the world. But the fact of the matter is that God is the ultimate cause for everything that happens on earth, so, it... Continue Reading

Our perceived reality can often be skewed, like looking through the wrong end of a pair of binoculars. It often has us and our plans as the star of the show and the center of the universe. Actual reality says something entirely different and it frees us from ourselves in a mighty way.   These... Continue Reading

The Lord requires us to humble ourselves and confide our sinful desires, irrational or exaggerated fears, the soul-shaking doubts, and dark despairing thoughts in trusted members of our community of faith, distrusting the resistance we feel to doing this. Because he has ordained that we receive the Spirit’s help through them.   We all very... Continue Reading