An unbeliever might vigorously claim neutrality, but we take God’s Word over the unbeliever’s word.  This person is lined up against God. By God’s grace, Christians are on the other side of this great divide.  They didn’t place themselves there; God put them there.  Through Christ they’ve been reconciled to God, placed in a friendly relationship... Continue Reading

If you do not delight in and meditate upon God’s Word, you are planting yourself in a parched, desert land. You are depriving yourself of the stream of living water granted to you by our triune God. Plant yourself, therefore, beside this stream, and drink deeply each day.   planted by streams of water Psalm 1:3... Continue Reading

God will entrust much in prayer to those whose minds are being renewed through His Word, for they pray according to His will. Have you learned to live by God’s Word and prayer? “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you.” (v.... Continue Reading

When the Son of Man returns, the credulous unbelief of the atheist, which he clutches like Gollum’s Precious, will be shown for the errant nonsense that it is. The agnostic will not seem cautiously wise, but cosmically idiotic. The stupidity of those who procrastinated to repent and believe will gnaw at them for eternity, as... Continue Reading

Jesus also spoke of Abel (Matt 23:35) and Noah (Matt 24:37-39) not as myths but as real people. “The fact that Jesus was well acquainted with the actual words of Genesis and knew them to be real history is why it is such a powerful statement.”4 I have never wavered in my embrace of a literal... Continue Reading

The most important rights and privileges of church membership is the shepherding care of the church: “All baptized persons are entitled to the watchful care, instruction and government of the church, even though they are adults and have made no profession of their faith in Christ” (BCO 6-3).  All members—communing and non-communing alike—have a right... Continue Reading

God calls us to fight the good fight – with all our might. God by His grace has given us the means to fight sin – word, sacraments, and prayer. God has given us the reason to fight sin – because it is displeasing to God. God has given us the call to fight sin... Continue Reading

The fear that God commands us to master is the fear that a sovereign, good, and loving God is not in complete control of the universe. To fear is to believe your life is dictated, not by Christ, but by your circumstances. That your fate is ultimately determined by the storm that is around you,... Continue Reading

Toxic people are much better at being toxic than we are at knowing how to deal with them. Toxic people enjoy conflict like a pig enjoys mud. They don’t want us to act like Christians; instead, they want us to do what they want us to do and and they revel in our desperate attempts to engage... Continue Reading

Over the last few years, following a strategy that proved effective for advancing pro-life protections, states like Texas have been laying creative groundwork to hold adults accountable for experimenting on young people struggling with gender identity. Having these laws in place is incredibly important, given the astronomical rise in the number of young people identifying as transgender and how... Continue Reading