James told us that life is a vapor (James 4:14)…the shortness and brevity of life should spur us on to see our days, our hours, our minutes as precious and to be lived for something much bigger than one little life can accomplish.    It’s sobering to realize you’re in the second half of your... Continue Reading

The wise ruler will “defend the cause of the poor and needy” and avoid “dishonest gain, shedding innocent blood, and oppression and extortion” (Jeremiah. 22:16-17). Kings rise and fall, and they are subject to the word of God (Jeremiah 1:10, 18-19).   Scripture is not silent on proper goals and conduct for leaders, addressing this... Continue Reading

The Gospel’s numerous themes work together to create a distinctive and coherent theological presentation of the Messiah’s deity, presenting the Word who was with God as Jesus, the incarnate Word, “the Light” overcoming darkness, and “the Life” giving resurrection life already the acquitting verdict of the Last Day and the assurance of resurrection life to... Continue Reading

We must set our eyes on the city to come, the new Jerusalem, in which we will behold the face of our beloved Bridegroom, enjoy the spiritual blessings that are ours in Christ, celebrate the consummation of God’s promises, and stand beside those from every tribe, tongue and nation to worship the Lamb of God... Continue Reading

A time is coming when those who put their faith in Christ today—and tomorrow, and the next day—will no longer be distracted; when their desires will be fully satisfied. Forever. Then we will dwell with God. He will be our God and we will be his people. In the meantime, may we hope for what... Continue Reading

To reject prayer because it is not answered in the way you hope is to take too small a view of prayer. Christ Himself prayed for outcomes that sovereign God declined to grant.   Hours after a young man who appeared to identify as a woman and to hate Christians opened fire on Catholic primary school students... Continue Reading

Christ is the Promised and Chosen Shepherd of the Israel of God, whose heart so burned with divine purpose and love that He was willing to enter the desert hell-scape of this fallen world system in order to live for, fight for, die for, rise for, search out, rescue, and eternally give drink to His... Continue Reading

There’s been a culturally successful campaign to erase the traditional language of sin. On the one hand, it has been made a medical problem to be treated by drugs and therapy. On the other hand, sin has also become a primarily social problem to be addressed by fixing social structures….the idea of personal culpability is at least minimized... Continue Reading

Sometimes the people closest to us are struggling with the enticements of the world and jump ship. It’s hard; it’s grueling; it’s heartbreaking. This is all the more reason to keep a close eye on ourselves.   Demas was one of the Apostle Paul’s fellow workers. Paul mentions Demas in his final greeting to the... Continue Reading

The laws of God are the best laws. Civil magistrates who compromise are sinning against a righteous God, and they will be judged according to His law.   “But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully” 1 Timothy 1:8 When I was in grade school, I was sent to the... Continue Reading