The biblical story is, in large part, the drama of God’s glory: “The triune God who is glorious displays his glory, largely through his creation, image-bearers, providence, and redemptive acts. God’s people respond by glorifying him. God receives glory and, through uniting his people to Christ, shares his glory with them — all to his... Continue Reading

What is the heart of our communion? What is that makes us a community? The Confession wastes no time in providing the foundation of our unity, declaring in paragraph 1 of Chapter 26 that: All saints, that are unified to Jesus Christ their Head by His Spirit and by faith, have fellowship in His graces,... Continue Reading

Our churches, seminaries, and other institutions should do all they can to enable young men like Dan to accomplish their goals, to step into those places in academia where these intellectual battles are taking place. J. Gresham Machen spoke about this more than 100 years ago: “The church is waiting for men of another type. Men... Continue Reading

As we wrestle with decisions, a good question to ask is “Will this make me more like Jesus?” “Will this make me more holy?” If there are multiple job offers, ask which one will make you more like Jesus. If there are multiple choices on the dating front, ask which person will help you know... Continue Reading

Like the picture of Dorian Grey, our souls would decay in the sugary sweetness of earthly delights, while the world would look on in wonder at our picture perfect life. At first, our choice for pleasure would be accompanied by our claim that we desire to magnify the goodness of the Lord, but as our... Continue Reading

We’re so desperate to be a part of the inner ring that when they approach and ask you to bend a rule, look the other way for just a moment, or participate in their well-intentioned but off-the-books plan, you’ll compromise your principles as the price of admission. The problem, Lewis explains, only compounds itself as... Continue Reading

If the door of death is opening for our departure, it is because the tender Savior, whom we love and trust, is summoning us to be forever with Him! Shall we, then, rebel against His appointment? Shall we doubt the love and wisdom of His determination?   If death is in our cup, that cup has... Continue Reading

My biggest concern about the prosperity movement is that it diminishes Christ by making him less central and less satisfying than his gifts. Christ is not magnified most by being the giver of wealth. He is magnified most by satisfying the souls of those who sacrifice to love others in the ministry of the gospel.... Continue Reading

It is unusual for someone like Jesus to die for someone like you and me. The innocent, sinless Creator of all life, died for His death-deserving enemies? The Sinless, dying for the sinner? Jesus Christ tasted excruciating death that we may taste eternal life (Hebrews 2:9-10).  The glory of this good news is so heavy... Continue Reading

As we know, Paul engaged in the intellectually and emotionally rigorous work of reasoning with Jews and Greeks. As some believed and others did not, opposition increased. No doubt, Paul spent relational capital as he dealt with opposition and shepherded new believers who were also. All of us in battle, either physically or spiritually, know... Continue Reading