If you are a Christian, you really need only one New Year’s resolution, and Paul’s will be a great help to you. Especially if you’re a younger Christian or a younger person, few things can be more helpful to you than to understand that this is the way to both simplify and integrate your life.... Continue Reading

Fill the top glass. Romans 5:5 says that “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Because this is so, His love for us fills us. Then love overflows from our hearts toward others.   If you’ve ever been to a wedding or party with... Continue Reading

The truth is that every last man reading this has loved ones—a wife, kids, friends, neighbors down in the valley—who will lose spiritual battles if we do not pray for them and will win those spiritual battles if we do. Prayer defeats Satan.   After Jesus’ ascension, the eleven returned to the upper room in... Continue Reading

Genesis 7 is a heavy chapter. It forces us to confront the reality of God’s holiness. He is not a God who makes idle threats. When sin reaches its full measure, judgment is inevitable, and it is terrible. The Flood reminds us that God is the Lord of creation, and He has the right and the... Continue Reading

The PCA cannot and must not make nice with partiality, racialism, or wokeness of any stripe. We must call upon the Lord our salvation and like the Israelites before the divided waters of the Red Sea, step forth in faith (Exod. 14:15), even in “the Faith that was once for all delivered to the saints”... Continue Reading

I stand in awe of His weaving of all things together for His plan and for His own, in exactly the manner He promised, so much so that every single rebellion of His people ultimately accomplished all the things their obedience would have.   Two weeks ago, I published an essay called “I Just Read... Continue Reading

Psalm 110:1 and 4 announce the future reunion of the priestly and royal offices for the people of God. From Moses’s days, the priesthood was the province of the tribe of Levi and the clan of Aaron (Ex. 28–29; Lev. 8–9; Num. 16–17). Even earlier in redemptive history, Jacob’s blessing on his son Judah had foreseen kingship in... Continue Reading

For various reasons, some preachers avoid addressing the issue of sin. Perhaps they are concerned that they might offend people. If a physician fails to give a clear diagnosis, he is not helping the patient. Perhaps some ministers avoid talking about sin to encourage rather than discourage. People do indeed need encouragement, but they also... Continue Reading

Mary recognized that God had been faithful to give help to Israel and done all those things she just recounted because of His covenant promises. Perhaps she thought of Psalm 98:3 which says “He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of... Continue Reading

When we are reciting the verses over and over, day after day, suddenly insight pops up. As brilliant as AI may seem, it can never replicate this personal experience. And with these insights come a deeper love for Christ, because he is the one speaking them directly to our souls. So, insight yields intimacy with... Continue Reading