The world doesn’t need more “gentle” parents. It needs more godly ones. Your child is not just a bundle of needs—he’s a sinner in need of grace and truth. Your calling isn’t to mirror his emotions, but to mold his heart. To love him enough to lead him.   I remember the look on his... Continue Reading

Reading is aimed at helping us to understand what the Lord God has written for us. To understand is to come to terms with knowledge, to grasp instruction, to fear threats, to be enthused by encouragements, to be edified by teaching, to be stopped by warnings, and to be relieved by consolations and comforts. When... Continue Reading

The man who left my doorstep that morning carried a heavy burden…fear of judgment, hope tangled in works, love obscured by doctrine. I pray for him and the millions caught in the snare. And I pray for us to be ready, to be bold, to be light in the dark places.   This morning hung... Continue Reading

Those who embrace the gospel and align themselves with Jesus and his followers receive the blessing of Abraham, while those who reject him are cursed. The judgment is not ultimately based on works, but on one’s identification with Christ and his people. The acts of love and mercy toward his followers serve as tangible evidence... Continue Reading

True love—God’s love—is infinitely better than the counterfeit. It does not leave you in your sin; it rescues you from it. It does not lower the standard; it meets it for you. It does not ignore evil; it crushes it under the heel of the crucified Christ. It does not flatter you as you are;... Continue Reading

We must pay attention to God’s deeds in history. And we teach our children to do it. We do it because God commands us to do it. If we are enlightened by the Holy Spirit, we do it also because of inward motivation from the Spirit. We see that the record of God’s works is... Continue Reading

We must repent—of the quiet mutinies harbored in our hearts, the sarcasm that cuts, the defiance that chills, and the subtle undermining of those God has placed over us. The Fifth Commandment is no prison, but a pathway into blessing.   The spear struck the wall with a violent thud, the wooden shaft quivering in... Continue Reading

We all have the same number of hours in a day. Some things should be non-negotiable. Being busy is normal. Make sure you are busy with the right things that show love for God and for your neighbours.    Everyone tells me that they are busy. It has become the standard response whenever I ask... Continue Reading

The NT writers shape and twist the conventions of their time in order to better accomplish their purpose: to proclaim the name of Christ to the ends of the earth. This event—the coming of the Christ and the call to establish His Church–is unique and unprecedented, and as such cannot be contained within the established... Continue Reading

In our troubles we must always ask whether or why God is chastising us. Godless Babylon, Persia, and Greece didn’t intend to execute God’s judgment and chastisement, but to pillage. Yet what they intended for evil the Son of Man intended for good: to bring justice upon his idolatrous and law-breaking people, to foreshadow his... Continue Reading