God meets mothers in desperate circumstances with His hesed love. For moms in challenging situations, for those of us in hard parenting seasons, we can trust in God’s steadfast love for us. A love that is faithful. A love that delivers and provides. A love that keeps its promises. A love that never fails.  ... Continue Reading

Personal confession of sin cannot avoid such words. But of course, when others have been wronged in the sin, then they too need to be mentioned. First and foremost when we sin, God is the aggrieved party. But we hurt so many other people when we sin as well.   We need to be careful... Continue Reading

“We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall,” (Proverbs 16:33, NLT).   Charles Spurgeon once said, “I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages.” This kind of perspective is obtained only by spiritual maturity. Who would embrace trials? Who would get stronger through... Continue Reading

God’s glory—his honor, his esteem, his mind-blowing perfection, his incomprehensible value—is embodied in flesh and blood, in the person of Jesus Christ. The Savior is where God’s glory gathers.   To be a leader we must embrace a paradox. Good leaders pursue glory. Those of us who have been taught that any pursuit of glory... Continue Reading

You can’t be neutral forever. Life forces you to pick a side. Friendships. Faith. What you stand for. At some point, you have to own where you stand. Or someone will choose for you.   There are seasons in our lives that shape us far more than their brevity would suggest. Moments that become milestones,... Continue Reading

Were the sufferings of the Christ endured by a mere human person they would not have the redemptive value necessary to bring us to God. But the blood which was shed was the blood of a divine person, making it infinite in value and worthy to purchase lost souls. Thus, we see the immense love... Continue Reading

What we want in our times of fear and uncertainty is the assurance of a particular outcome—the outcome we long for. But what we need in our times of fear and uncertainty is trust in the character and sovereignty of God.   Life is intimidating at times. Sometimes it’s intimidating, sometimes it’s scary, and sometimes... Continue Reading

Matthew emphasizes Jesus’ kingship as a sign to the Jews that He is the promised messiah. Mark emphasizes Jesus as an obedient servant. Luke is written for the benefit of non-Jews. John writes to emphasize that Jesus is the everlasting Son of God and, at the same time, God the Son.   In our weekly... Continue Reading

In this day, God still calls the church to be “a pillar and buttress of the truth,” so what “we confess” has eternal significance (1 Timothy 3:15-16). The church needs the creeds if we are to proclaim Jesus is Lord to the world with biblical clarity and receive only those into our number who confess... Continue Reading

It’s not difficult to see that the Westminster standards are committed to theological determinism. If the Reformed community wants to have a common voice against Arminian philosophical thought and propagate its own tradition without internal confusion, there needs to be a monster refresh.   I’ve decided to interact with this article by Kevin DeYoung on... Continue Reading