To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, AI is without a “chest.” In other words, it lacks that aspect of humanity which reflects our moral instincts and makes value judgments. The reason interacting with most AI chatbots is like talking to modern, tolerant, progressive college grads is because that’s who created it and determined its training data.    ... Continue Reading

Who led Abram out of paganism? Who delivered the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt? Who gave the Promised Land to Israel? Who gave Naomi offspring through Ruth? Who preserved the Jews by preserving and positioning Esther? Who turns the hearts of kings (Prov. 21:1)? Who establishes men’s steps (Prov. 16:9)? Who orchestrated the death of... Continue Reading

So often in youthful Christian vigour, we imagine that we can be as close to perfect as possible, in a very short period of time. Just obey the Word! It’s so simple! Why doesn’t everyone just do that?! But then we get knocked around by life, and we realise why. We, like Jacob before us,... Continue Reading

A careful study of both Old and New Testament morality and worship will show that the OT is quite full of mercy and grace; meanwhile the New Testament preserves elements of God’s wrath and judgment. These are not two different testamental plans of religion; the Old points precisely to Christ who fulfills it perfectly—not differently.... Continue Reading

The message of the gospel gives confidence for Christ’s appearing. When we proclaim the name of Christ to a lost world, we are proclaiming that sinful mankind can be made right with the sinless Creator. Man, by nature, is at enmity with God, but there is a mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5).... Continue Reading

Stewardship in all of life rests on the knowledge that all we are and all we have has been given to us by God through Christ and belongs to God. We are therefore under His lordship. Laziness and selfishness are acts of ingratitude and betrayal toward God, and they portray a lack of trust in... Continue Reading

We can see that the Bible is not about us—the most powerful verse will be all about God. We see how God is Father, Son, and Spirit—he was present and active before time began. Therefore, the most powerful verse in the Bible will show how, as humans who have rejected God, we are the objects... Continue Reading

When the Lord brings us limits, he’s simultaneously doing relational formation. He’s not merely exposing our lack of holiness. He’s revealing the areas where we least trust him; where we least love and treasure him. Limits are not a call to look inward and get at the work of self-transformation. They are a call to... Continue Reading

In the service of love, we want to get (and keep) our bodies, depending on our season of life, in the condition needed to serve God’s callings on us to love others. We want to be the kind of people who desire to do good for others, knowing that such good often requires exerting our... Continue Reading

Jesus’s blessing on those who hunger and thirst for righteousness calls for a deep inner desire for justice. It is a desire so strong, so irrepressible, that it acts on this righteous impulse. It engages in merciful action: feeding and clothing the poor, extending hospitality to strangers, and caring for the sick and those in... Continue Reading