The call to worship at the start of our services is really the call to enter into something that has already been going on. It is an invitation to join our voices to the everlasting song, and to step into—even if for a moment—the wonders of the world to come.   Near the opening of... Continue Reading

If you want to listen in to the conversation that some very fine pastors and thinkers are having about Calvin, then invest the necessary money and time into purchasing and reading this book.   Review of Derek Thomas and John Tweeddale (eds), John Calvin: For a New Reformation, Crossway, 2019, 567 pages. “It’s always better... Continue Reading

We are born spiritually blind, trying to earn our way to heaven. It is impossible for us to be saved on our own. But what is impossible with man is possible with God. With a word, God says, “Recover your sight,” and a blind sinner sees.   In Luke 9:51, the gospel narrative pivots: “When... Continue Reading

God wants you to build your identity on the essentials of his identity and his Word. If you try to use your experience to start digging up that foundation, you’ll be destroying your identity, not building it. When you begin to see certain essentials (such as your sex, gender, ethnicity, and dependence on God) as... Continue Reading

Matthew’s Gospel shows us how Jesus wielded the Spirit’s sword against Satan….Jesus deftly sliced through the mass of falsehood. In every temptation, He responded with, “It is written.”   Every day we are faced with attacks that come in the form of bamboozling tangles of truth and lies. Statements from the Bible serve like a... Continue Reading

We must pursue a renewed understanding of clothing. We should feel shame in revealing our nakedness outside the marriage bed. We should not shy away from the daily reminder of sin and refuse to follow the world’s attempt to rebelliously get rid of it.   “When I see what you’re wearing, your theology is showing.”[1]... Continue Reading

We do not determine issues, or make judgements, based on our political persuasions, romantic notions or internet algorithms. Those who are in positions of power, whether former Scottish first ministers, or social media owners, need to be careful not to misuse that power—and fuel speculation and the blaming of the other. It’s a game that... Continue Reading

Lawmakers have much to do to catch up with the rise of AI, and in the absence of broader legislation regulating AI, that will remain the case for years to come. With that said, I do not think that the rise of AI pornography will complicate the fundamental premises of the anti-porn argument being made,... Continue Reading

In all of life, we are not building our own kingdoms but are seeking to be faithful in God’s. We serve at the pleasure of our God and King; He makes our labors fruitful, and thanks to the resurrection of Jesus, nothing we do in His service will be in vain (Psalm 127:1; 1 Corinthians 15:58).  ... Continue Reading

“For you shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace; the mountains and hills before you will break forth in singing, and the trees of the of the field shall clap their hands (Isaiah 55:12).”  These words were originally spoken to a nation whose guilt had led them into exile in Babylon.  But God had... Continue Reading