Where purity culture erred or was unclear, it wasn’t because Christian leaders called for sexual purity, but because sex and marriage threatened to become bigger than God. Wherever the messaging downplayed grace, or relied disproportionately on fear, or reduced purity to sexual ethics, it plundered the riveting and appealing beauty of purity in Christ —... Continue Reading

When we consider the full-orbed teaching of Scripture about the believer’s relationship with his or her sin, we will have a right understanding of what we were, what we are, and what we one day will be. And we will be able to say with Newton: I am not what I ought to be. I... Continue Reading

Dr Jereth Kok’s case is now an iconic Australian story in the woke crusade against Christians in medicine. In describing this crusade, John Steenhof explains that “doctors and other health professionals are increasingly being forced to align with a cultural-left agenda through creeping limits imposed by Codes of Conduct.” He warns that the Medical Board of Australia... Continue Reading

All of us struggle with the allure of notoriety. How many people liked my last post on Instagram? How many subscribers do I have on my YouTube Channel? How many followers on Facebook? Am I liked? Am I popular? Am I politically correct? Am I acceptable? Everyone wishes they had more likes, views, friends, or responses,... Continue Reading

“God’s purpose is limited by your ability to imagine.” Um no. First of all, as Scripture clearly teaches, nothing can hinder God’s purposes. Consider for example what we find in Isaiah 14:27: “For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?”... Continue Reading

It is the complexity of the biblical lives and instincts that invite each of us into a deeper reading of their stories and our own. That is their power and their gift to us. There are no easy applications or moral platitudes, but if you keep their stories alive—in all their complexity—you will find them... Continue Reading

As you seek to spread the message of the gospel, remember, you are not marketing, selling, or cajoling people the gospel. You are a minister of the gospel, a prophetic herald of the good news of Jesus Christ. Don’t try to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Rather, preach the gospel in all of its... Continue Reading

No pastor today is a prophet like John, but our ministries — small or large — bear the same gracious character; they are all “given . . . from heaven” (see Acts 20:28). All our successes are little Isaacs, children beyond the power of flesh and blood, pointing to the God who “calls into existence the... Continue Reading

He invited the Moslem intellectuals to a debate. He said he had studied both religions and was willing to discuss them with them. If they could convince him of the superiority of Islam, he said, he was willing to convert. Many took up the challenge, and spent the first part of the debate listing the... Continue Reading

In this book, he demonstrates why it is so important for Christians to think well about these world-changing, heart-shaping, soul-forming technologies. I highly recommend Terms of Service to anyone who wants to better understand how we can take back what they’ve so eagerly taken from us.   Like it or not, we live in a world... Continue Reading