Let your life be full of worship to God in Christ. Let your aim be to elevate Him. And then show the world that marriage is a reflection of Him. If we have truly made much of God, then marriage will be highly esteemed.   Let marriage be held in honor among all… Hebrews 13:4... Continue Reading

We are watching a civilization crumble in real time. And it looks eerily familiar. Not because history repeats itself word for word, but because sin always walks the same path. Ancient Rome didn’t fall the day the barbarians crossed the border. It fell long before—when truth was mocked, families were broken, men were feminized, and... Continue Reading

Grace exposes in order to cover, not to shame. Grace desires compassion more than clicks. Grace doesn’t add blows to the already shattered, but offers restoration.   By now you’ve seen it. It’s all over every social media platform. I saw it on the late news last night and on the early news this morning.... Continue Reading

At the end of the day, our stories aren’t about survival. They’re about surrender. Jesus doesn’t want to be your emergency parachute. He came to be your King. He died and rose again so that you could have life—secure, unshakeable, eternal.   Have you ever had one of those moments where everything suddenly stops? Not... Continue Reading

Understanding our experiences through the lens of God’s redemptive purposes is essential to healing and transforming our ruling passions. Recognizing and reinterpreting our pain is foundational to walking in freedom and purpose.   Most of us carry stories—some beautiful, others heartbreaking. For many, the weight of past trauma or failure can feel like a mark... Continue Reading

Psalm 122 doesn’t tell you how you should interpret news from the Middle East. It describes how you should think about and live in the church.   Psalm 122 calls people to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” and to seek her good (6, 9). Is the Psalm calling us to be politically pro-Israel, as some... Continue Reading

To serve our own generation is not a single action, done at once, and over for ever; it is to continue to serve all our life. Notice well that David served “his own generation”; not only a part of it, but the whole of it. He began to serve God, and he kept on serving... Continue Reading

This prayer—”break the teeth of the wicked”—is not an invitation to hate. It is a request for God to judge justly. In Scripture, teeth represent power and predation (cf. Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 30:14). To “break the teeth” of the wicked is to render their violence harmless. It is to remove the sting and bite of... Continue Reading

Even if we can’t see anything good in the tragic event that triggered our grief, turning to God means that we are headed in the right direction. Pain has the potential to stimulate growth in our relationship with God, since it often reawakens us to eternal realities. In this way, God can use our sorrow... Continue Reading

Many of us have fears, and those fears impact our decisions, our lives, and our activities. Paul here calls God’s people – the church of Corinth, to separate from each and every thing that defiles (ruins) the reality of their status as God’s holy temple. While separating from all that defiles, the byproduct of obedience... Continue Reading