The Gospel advances not through cleverness, volume, or viral moments—it advances through the quiet power of the Spirit working through humble messengers. Our generation does not need louder Christians; it needs Spirit-filled ones. Let us trade applause for repentance, microphones for ministry, and arguments for the simple, Spirit-empowered message of the cross.   In an... Continue Reading

Whatever aspect of weekly church rhythms it might be that tempts us to occasionally skip out…[let’s] grab our keys and go gather with God’s people anyway. After all, our Father is strong enough and “young” enough to delight in every single church service, just as He delights in every single sunrise.   Long ago, when... Continue Reading

Believers can at times let down our Lord by things we might say or do. We can do a lousy job of modelling and demonstrating who Christ is and what he is like. But some of the most loving, gracious and godly Christians out there will also find they are being hated on, fiercely opposed,... Continue Reading

The law was never meant to be a ladder to heaven but a mirror to reveal our need for grace; and yet, even in its mirror, God has hidden a map—a gospel pattern leading the way home.   A Chiastic Reading of the Law Might there be a gospel-shaped structure hidden in the Ten Commandments?... Continue Reading

Whatever your initial emotional reaction to Radical, the guilt of not living up to its vision of “what it means to be radically abandoned to Christ” may be what haunts most readers now…[Platt’s] vision of discipleship is unsustainable for the average person and minimizes the fact that God normatively uses very ordinary means to grow... Continue Reading

Pray for owners or managers to have wisdom, for good planning and success, for humility to see where they are failing in leadership and relationships. This is very much needed for all of us where we work. Let’s do the right thing and pray for management.   In Psalm 20, a group of people, either... Continue Reading

When you learn to find answers within the text itself, Bible study becomes much more satisfying. Instead of fostering dependence on experts, you develop confidence that God’s Word is accessible to you as an ordinary reader.   I used to panic when I hit a confusing Bible verse. My instinct was to immediately grab a... Continue Reading

If you are a regenerate Christian…think about this amazing truth: everything you are to do is to be imitated by all the people in the world….All of this should make us who are, by grace, in Christ, humble, grateful, prayerful, and desirous of being models of the love and mercy of Jesus and His gospel... Continue Reading

Is your faith alive? I’m not talking about Christianized comfort here. The kind of faith that bleeds, marches, cries, and believes anyway. Because if it is real and if God has lit that flame in you, then it will never go out. Not even under pain, weakness, or physical death. When your lungs collapse and... Continue Reading

While I agree it’s important to learn from tragic events that occur outside our immediate community, we can become overwhelmed by the barrage of negative news. We’re not created to soak in every tragedy as if it were ours. “Progress,” like Drummond says, “has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it.” It... Continue Reading