The hour is late. The lines are drawn. The world is not waiting for a winsome Church to earn its respect. It is sharpening its knives. If your Christianity is no threat to rebellion, then it is no Christianity at all.   Charlie Kirk is dead because he refused to play chaplain to a collapsing... Continue Reading

We will have moments of great sweat, like drops of blood, and we will ask God to remove our work from us. But those should be rare moments. If we are tilling God’s field and carrying the burdens He gives us, feeling constantly exhausted, anxious, and ungrateful, there is only one culprit—us.   Jesus said... Continue Reading

What sin or weight is too valuable to cast off in light of this glorious joy that is set before us? “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison” (2 Corinthians 4:17).…Brothers and sisters: There is greater joy coming than there is suffering now.   let... Continue Reading

While you may not always succeed, your silent reliance on the Lord conveys a powerful message. By demonstrating how to trust God in times of uncertainty, you teach your child something far more enduring than mere control or certainty. By placing your trust in God during uncertain times, you impart to your child the invaluable... Continue Reading

While the name Christian may have appeared at Antioch during the first century, nevertheless, Christianity points to the redemptive work of God that He purposed from before the world was created. That is to say, its origin is divine, and the unfolding of God’s plan is as old as eternity.   Where do blueberries come... Continue Reading

Marriage, children, and employment create the type of life-structures that allow aspiring pastors to pursue ministry without panic.…building a life (and not just a ministry) is part and parcel of how a young man becomes elder-qualified.   Luke and his wife Emily were special. Despite only being twenty-two years old, they were often the most... Continue Reading

Whispered rumors are not harmless. They are hellish. They echo the serpent’s hiss in Eden, where a single crooked word toppled God’s reputation in Eve’s mind: “Did God really say…?”   “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” —Exodus 20:15 Last week we looked at how the Law thundered, “You shall not steal,”... Continue Reading

Relationship without religion drifts into vagueness; religion without relationship calcifies into formalism. But when the two are joined together under the Lordship of Christ, they form the vibrant, structured, covenantal worship the church was always meant to have.   Somewhere along the way, the modern evangelical church decided “religion” was a bad word. It became... Continue Reading

In a polarized, contentious evangelical moment, Christians should hold fast to our creed and our community, without confusing them. Let’s cultivate deep conviction in the total truthfulness of Scripture, so that even when the world would say we should give up on it, we know whom we have believed.   What makes Christians different from... Continue Reading

Once you understand that the Bible is one grand story that runs from start to finish, individual passages settle into place. The storyline runs from creation to new creation…it is the chronicle of God’s astonishing plan to save the world from its rebellion against Him.   The One Epic Story of the Bible Have you... Continue Reading