The God who governs all things is the God who revealed himself in Jesus Christ. He is infinitely wise, perfectly righteous, and unfailingly good. Because of this, believers can trust that no event is meaningless and no circumstance falls outside his fatherly care.   A missed flight. A delayed job offer. An unexpected illness. A... Continue Reading

It’s time that the church expected more from her ruling elders. They are not CEO’s who make decisions behind closed doors. They are godly, gifted men who have been equipped by the Spirit for the work to which they’ve been called. They are to serve as models of what it means to worship in Spirit... Continue Reading

Every time we see the rainbow we should remember God’s covenant faithfulness in sending the Redeemer to save a people for himself. Just as God had placed a rainbow in the sky to show his steadfast covenant fidelity, so there is a rainbow around the throne of Jesus Christ in glory (Rev. 4:3). We, like Noah,... Continue Reading

“It is Christ’s Godhead, united to His manhood that makes Him to be Christ; therefore to picture His manhood, when we cannot picture His Godhead, is a sin, because we make Him to be but half Christ,—we separate what God hath joined,—we leave out that which is the chief thing, which makes Him to be... Continue Reading

Seven pillars—submission, political totality, communal identity, the drive for supremacy, the concept of jihad, absolute divine oneness, and the absence of assurance—do not describe any single Muslim you will ever meet. They describe a framework within which many different individuals, with many different temperaments and levels of devotion, are living out their lives.   On... Continue Reading

The Bible is written by Jesus, to Jesus, about Jesus.…We should, therefore, read confidently expecting to find Jesus as we read.   You are what you eat, said St Augustine. Well, he said ‘you become what you consume’ in the context of teaching on the Lord’s Supper. Nevertheless, the point is important. Consumption of the... Continue Reading

To accept or welcome one another comes at a cost, it responds warmly to the penitent, and is constantly looking to move up and make room to welcome others in the family.  It is always inviting and including.   You’ll have spotted that the word welcome doesn’t necessarily appear in the verses as we read Romans... Continue Reading

Most pastors of most churches have to be all-round generalists. Of course, preaching is a significant part of the job. But so are all manner of other things.   [Editor’s Note: “football” in this article refers to soccer.] I came across the following insightful, typically Keane-esque quote yesterday that I think has a lot to... Continue Reading

Obedience always bears fruit, in our own hearts if nowhere else. How many precious moments of sacrifice have been logged away in God’s sight by a faithful husband or a faithful wife who chose to bless a difficult spouse?   For married Christians, sex is a strange combination of function and fun, discipline and desire,... Continue Reading

There is a proneness in corrupted nature to despise the riches of the goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering of God, not knowing that the goodness of God leads them to repentance, and thereon after their hardness and impenitent heart treasure up to themselves wrath against the day of wrath, as our apostle speaks (Rom. 2:4–5). Considering... Continue Reading