No one is going to make you. That means tomorrow morning, under no forceful coercion, you have to get out of the bed. You have to refrain from hitting the snooze button. You’ll have to start praying. No one is going to make you, and no one can do it for you.   As the... Continue Reading

The push for non-judgmentalism and tolerance and reckless acceptance of all things harms us all, and harms cultures and nations as well. Being free of all limits, constraints and boundaries may sound quite liberating, but in the end it simply and inevitably leads to servitude, and finally, to death.   That worldlings can greatly misunderstand... Continue Reading

We embrace our duties, not as shackles of an impersonal Fate, but as the vocations given to us by a loving Father. We stand at our posts not because “Reason” dictates it, but because Christ has placed us there.   In the lexicon of modern Western culture, few words have fallen as far or as... Continue Reading

After the fall, man still possesses all the natural faculties necessary to come to God. It’s not as though he cannot believe, for he believes in many things. Even the unregenerate have that natural capacity. But because of his corruption, man lacks the moral ability to repent of his sins and trust in Jesus Christ for salvation.... Continue Reading

Bethlehem stands as quiet testimony: God remembers His promises. And because He has already kept the greatest one, we may wait with joy—certain that the world Adam lost is being reclaimed, patiently and inexorably, by the Seed who came at Christmas and reigns forever.   Most Christians instinctively locate Christmas in Bethlehem. A child. A... Continue Reading

If you’re wondering whether to make the effort to sing this Sunday, consider this. Singing to God might be just what your soul needs. And the person sitting in front of you at church? It might just be what they need as well.   I don’t remember ever crying much at church. I’m not a... Continue Reading

In both Acts 19 and today, the root issue is financial idolatry. Money has always been a powerful false god, and people will go to extreme lengths to protect it. Jesus warned, “You cannot serve God and money” (Matthew 6:24). When profit depends upon deception, any challenge to that deception will be met with hostility.  ... Continue Reading

Amidst the technical details of the Ark, God speaks a word that changes human history: “But I will establish my covenant with you.” This is the first time the word covenant (berith) appears in the Bible. A covenant is more than a contract; it is a binding bond of life and death, sovereignly administered by God.  ... Continue Reading

If Christians are never taught how to rank obligations, decisions default to feeling. The most emotional appeal becomes the most moral. Urgency replaces wisdom. Volume replaces discernment. Public life turns into a contest of outrage. The loudest voice wins—not because it is right, but because it is relentless. Once ethics are untethered from order, volume... Continue Reading

The most puzzling thing about humanity is our inability to repent without God’s intervention. But the most wonderful thing is that God does intervene. He opens blind eyes. He softens hard hearts. He gives faith where there was none. And He assures us of this miracle when we can sincerely confess the truths of Scripture,... Continue Reading