Context Matters: God’s Mercies Are New Every Morning
Our circumstances will seldom sustain us. But God’s truth will cultivate hope in his people.
We should remember the steadfast love of the Lord every day, but we need reminders most when we feel it least. When we’re tempted to lose heart, when our souls are cast down, we need to remember what God is really like. Join the author of Lamentations. Recall the mercies of God throughout history and in... Continue Reading
Wisdom: Knowing When to Speak
Proverbs is always a great place to begin. One of the more famous Proverbs comes in chapter 26.
Christ spoke with righteous anger to the Pharisees and to those making a mockery of the temple. There is a place for strong words and rebuke. The truth is important and shouldn’t be withheld, but the manner in which it is spoken can be the difference between war and peace. Next time we open our... Continue Reading
Living in a “Trans” World
Jordan Peterson sounds the alarm on lowering standards to pacify progressivism.
We truly do live in a “trans” world. Not so much the trans of the LGBTQ movement but rather the trans of 19th-century philosopher (and harbinger of postmodern anarchy) Nietzsche’s so-called transvaluation of all values. Once the foundation of traditional values has been destroyed, there is, Nietzsche declared, a need for such transvaluation: That which... Continue Reading
Look Within – and be Deceived
Deception is real, especially among those into religious syncretism.
Satan is a liar and goes about seeking to deceive us all. And plenty of folks, including those fully into the New Age Movement and the like are fully ensnared by the enemy. Moreover, when it comes to syncretism (trying to combine and merge different religions and claim they all are equally true and can be happily... Continue Reading
The Pain of Fatherlessness
Men must understand the value of fatherhood and take seriously the commitment of becoming a father.
Scripture is clear that the order of the home begins with the stability that comes from a man finding a wife and becoming a father. Men must take responsibility for choosing a wife. “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord (Proverbs 18:22 ESV).” Next, a father must lead in the discipleship of... Continue Reading
Transgender Ideology and the Rise of the Thought Police
The Fair Play for Women organisation is taking the Scottish Government to court, arguing that sex is legally defined in law and cannot just be arbitrarily overridden by a government committed to this strange ideology.
Scotland is both an example and a warning to other Western liberal democracies when the governing parties are taken over by the Woke progressives. Social “justice” issues – from their perspective – are their primary concern. Sometimes it seems as though when one “progressive” country goes so far, the next wants to go even further.... Continue Reading
Ten Words for a Broken Society (Afterword: Law & Gospel)
God’s ten words are intended for his people today and, to be more specific, for American Christians living in a secular age.
God’s ten words provide a framework for understanding the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus, our Christ. They are the words to which Jesus conformed his life perfectly, living as he did the life that we have proven unwilling and unable to live. Further, they are the words that condemn us because of our... Continue Reading
Rescuing Reverence – 2
The Bible effortlessly combines God’s goodness and greatness, and expects us to acknowledge and love both simultaneously.
The only way to find the right fear of God is through the Person and Work of Jesus Christ. The cross of Christ is where majestic holiness and infinite mercy find their perfect conjunction as far as man is concerned. It is in the gospel that men can look at blinding holiness and glorious love... Continue Reading
Marks of Manhood
No one reveals true manhood more than Jesus.
If Christian men are to become what God intends for them to become, they will begin to manifest the gentleness and humility, righteous anger, truthfulness, patience, courage, sacrificial love, and affection of Christ in their lives. No truncated picture of manhood can serve as an adequate replacement for what we find exemplified in Jesus in... Continue Reading
Don Quixote Christianity: Why Many Heroic Stands of Today Are Like Tilting at Windmills
Much of the macho Christianity we see today, whether online or in-person, amounts to something that we should pity.
Christian heroism virtually never looks like a lone ranger standing for truth. Most stories that are told that way are, in fact, not grounded in real history. It takes the whole body of Christ. And a heroic tweet, blog post, or the like often amount to tilting at windmills, an imaginary stand often aimed at... Continue Reading
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