Christians have always sought to understand how to navigate their dual citizenship, Church-State relationships, being Christians as individuals and being the Church as an institution, and evangelism or outreach outside the church from practices within the covenant community. These differences and debates have always been in bounds and not a matter of doctrinal fidelity.  ... Continue Reading

“Lord of the Sabbath” newness has at least three critical applications: priesthood, people, and program…With regard to the priesthood, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would be forever now the one and only perfect and eternal High Priest (see Heb. 7:26 ff)—whose new Sabbath Day would be crowned by the commemoration of His bodily resurrection.   Our... Continue Reading

Some things in this fallen world can’t be dignified, no matter what language we use. Death is a gruesome enemy of humanity. The ultimate solution to it can only be found in the resurrection of our lord.   On December 12, 2025, amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, Deb’s Law (SB 1950)... Continue Reading

This is the life you were saved for. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7). Put on love. Not once, but daily. Not perfectly, but persistently. And watch as the Holy Spirit binds your life together in... Continue Reading

The New Earth will be a physical, tangible place where believers will dwell after the final resurrection. The New Heavens and New Earth will together constitute the New Universe, which will be the eternal Heaven, a permanent renewal and restoration of God’s original creation, forever free from sin and suffering.   A thoughtful reader asked... Continue Reading

Your soul needs a new language. Break the agreement with false definitions of faithfulness and step into truth. This is not about defiance. It’s about allegiance to a superior reality.   It happened again. The request didn’t come as a question. Rather, it arrived pre-decided. My time was volunteered for me, handed over by someone... Continue Reading

God has created human government to be a blessing for his people; and as long as this government is under God, it will be and should be supported. Rather than “of the people, by the people, and for the people,” the scriptural view is that government is “over the people, under God, for his glory,... Continue Reading

We can’t afford for us to see each other’s lives as a George Müller biography where only great faith gets highlighted. We need to see the brokenness and contrition too. Our churches need to be full of confession and repentance.   Have you read a really great biography? I love biographies, especially ones that highlight... Continue Reading

Every day, Christian men and women forfeit future happiness for the sake of temporary sexual stimulation. Like drug addicts, we go from fix to fix, trading the con­tentment of righteous living for the quick hits that always leave us empty, craving more.   The following is an excerpt from my book The Purity Principle. I’m... Continue Reading

The Preacher makes realists of us, but he does not leave us there. He gives us hope. He lifts our eyes to God the Father, who points us to His Son, Jesus Christ.   Introducing Ecclesiastes (4 of 5) In Ecclesiastes the Preacher presents us with the same counsel that God does in the book... Continue Reading