The crown of thorns, flagellum, wrought iron nails, and heaven’s silence remind us that every injustice in our life, no matter how malicious or painful, could never parallel what Christ undertook. We sent Him to the cross. Our sin held Him there. However, He so kindly embraced it.   When I was a boy, a... Continue Reading

We want it to be natural for our kids to see things as God sees them, speak as God speaks, and think God’s thoughts after him. This can only happen when parents and churches partner together to provide our kids with a consistently biblical worldview.   One evening, as my wife and I were putting... Continue Reading

A unified biblical ethic helps us see a fuller picture of the human struggle and the only solution, and it also drives us again and again to the character and works of God, who is the one who grounds righteousness and truth as the “antidote” to our deceitful desires.   Christian ethics often draws on... Continue Reading

To understand our justification, we need to understand Christ’s resurrection and our union with him; to understand Christ’s resurrection, we need to understand his justification and our justification; and to understand our union with Christ, we need to understand his resurrection and our justification.   A Brief Explanation and Preliminary Defense Scripture clearly says that... Continue Reading

Real spiritual growth involves us turning from our sinful focus on ourselves to be refocused on Christ, His Word, and His people. So, from one point of view, the less we think about, “Am I growing spiritually?” it may well be likely that we are growing spiritually because we’ve started forgetting about ourselves and we’re... Continue Reading

The human person’s correspondence with the eternal person of the Son maintains the value of every human being near the end of life on this earth, regardless of their quality of life or how “useful” society thinks they are. And thinking of a more recent issue like artificial intelligence, a human “I” that is the... Continue Reading

Following Jesus offers hope because of an empty grave and a risen Saviour.  Hope that isn’t a vague wish but which is certain and so transforms the way we live now because we can live knowing God, confident that justice will be done, with hope beyond death, and an eternity knowing and enjoying God beyond  ... Continue Reading

My picture in the GC is the success of the gospel in which the power of God would convert entire nations with a common boundary, ethnicity, and language from worshipping a false god to worshipping the Triune God of the Bible. This does not mean every person in each nation will be a Christian, but... Continue Reading

As you commit yourself to the discipline of prayer, as you engage in it day after day and year after year, you will find yourself learning what it means to pray with faith, with power, with humility, with persistence.   Christians are well-resourced with tremendous books that teach the theology and the practice of prayer.... Continue Reading

Brothers, in the matter of pursuing a wife, some of you are “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 3:7). You’ve heard exhortations like this before, but nothing has changed. Not anymore. Take the next step…awake to the wild glory of marriage. Awake to the glory of... Continue Reading