Marriage is good because it is the initiative and gift of the Father. Marriage is perfected by the Spirit for Christ and his church. Marriage is sexually differentiated because it follows the form of church and Christ as bride and groom.   Abstract This essay argues that monogamous sexually-differentiated marriage (MSDM) is uniquely revealed through... Continue Reading

In a world of self-made men and independent women, where children are driven to pursue excellence and success, let your light shine as you follow One who entered our world as an embryo in a virgin’s womb, and who would set His face towards a shame-filled cross, where He would die in love for us,... Continue Reading

Here is the shocking truth of Christmas: Jesus Christ is more divisive than Tommy Robinson. Christ is the stumbling block and folly (1 Corinthians 1:23). He is the baby who was born to die for our sins. And He is the King who will return to earth as Judge and Saviour.   On Saturday 13... Continue Reading

Children, like arrows, must be let go & leave the bow (home)! No front-line warrior would ever attend vigilantly to his arrows in the home and then refuse to release the arrow in the demanding moments of warfare.   Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.... Continue Reading

Tim Challies shares his most helpful Christian books of the year—plus a bonus pick—that offered biblical wisdom on everything from aging gracefully to navigating tech, disagreement, and ethical investing.   As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to consider the books I read in 2025 and to assemble a... Continue Reading

True salvation is a matter of the heart. The only thing that belongs on our résumé is this: that we realized we’re no better than anyone else; that we stood guilty before a holy God; and that we fled to Jesus for the forgiveness and the transformation we need.   Big Idea Don’t trust in... Continue Reading

There are times that God’s plans can leave us feeling in the dark, confused, hurt, distressed and full of questions. As we wrestle with these things, we can also be sure that Jesus will deal tenderly with us as we struggle to trust that His plans are good.   “When the feast was ended and... Continue Reading

When our Savior was born, there was no Christmas music playing in the hotels, if you could get into one. The Romans were moving people around for social control, while celebrating the pagan feast of Saturnalia, the birthday of the sun and light. Herod, the half–Arab King of the Jews, in the name of “choice”... Continue Reading

We return to God because He first came to us (Luke 19:10). He does not merely lead us home; He makes us able to go. By cleansing the heart, He opens the way. By giving the Spirit, He fulfils Moses’s promise. By gathering His people from all nations, He completes the return Israel could never... Continue Reading

Augustine in no way denies the “historicity” of Genesis—it is just that he sees the Creation narrative as a literary device designed by God to condescend to our conceptual weaknesses.   It has been said, that Augustine was more intensely-interested in the doctrine of Creation, than anything else. This may very well be true—even though... Continue Reading