Now is the hour to denounce worldliness, refuse apathy, and cling to Christ like never before. It is time to redeem the time while trusting God, for though the days are evil, he is forever good.   Get proper sleep. Organize your day. Get exercise. Watch your diet. Limit distractors. Draw boundaries. Get outside. Keep... Continue Reading

God by his Spirit continues to work in the same way today. The Lord blesses the same gospel, and the same ordinary preachers who trust the authority of his Word and the necessity of the Holy Spirit to bring conviction and illumination.   One danger of being familiar with history is just that. It becomes... Continue Reading

While Isaac Simmons’s case is an exception to the norm in many ways, the post-separation United Methodist Church is headed for a future where we can expect such clergy candidates will be affirmed.   With the United Methodist Church’s recently announcing its General Conference would be rescheduled, further examples of the denomination’s rift over human sexuality... Continue Reading

A reasonable heart is reserved for those who have beheld the glory of Christ and are being conformed into His image. As we grow in the wisdom of God and by the power of the Spirit, we find that the most sensible people are those given to the truth and an utter dependence upon the Lord.... Continue Reading

Renewing your mind means washing out the ways of thinking associated with our “old man” by filling it with a new, fresh supply of God’s way of thinking, our “new man” in Christ.    I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and... Continue Reading

Contemporary theology needs to shift away from the liberal project because the opportunity costs of investing so much time and effort in appeasing a dying culture is too high. The church needs to focus on God and on understanding all things in relation to God, rather than trying to make it possible for a neo-pagan... Continue Reading

Those who want signs and wonders—like the Jews of old—will most likely reap the most benefit from Matthew. Those who long to know compassion and healing will most certainly be drawn to Luke. Those who want quick cameos that capture the essence of true religion—those who move hastily from one thing to the next—will benefit... Continue Reading

The enemy will do everything he can to keep me distracting myself to death, but the Holy Spirit reminds me of what is waiting for me at home next to my bed if only I would pick it up. Who will win in this scenario? With a sigh of relief, I am reminded of one other passage found in... Continue Reading

The sinner’s need for the gospel doesn’t end when he is converted. While the fullness of eternal life is bestowed upon the vilest sinner at that point, he still needs the good news to grow him, mature him, sanctify him.    I have a friend who argues that there should not be an element in... Continue Reading

Christian, we should not speak as others speak. We should speak as those who have been called by grace through faith, not of our own doing, but as a gift of God. Lest we become boastful. Lest we become expert at navigating the logs in our eyes, to tenaciously expose the troublesome specks that can... Continue Reading