If you have grown forgetful of God’s love for you, never forget that we deserve the same hell that will be experienced by those who reject God. Contrast their existence without God with the grace you have received, and continue doing this until your heart wells up with gratitude.  He truly loves his children.  ... Continue Reading

Throughout the ministry of that pastor, people will know that this individual is primarily guided by prayer, primarily guided by their time of silence and solitude. They know that they’re being prayed over.    Delighting in the Law of the Lord The idea of being a contemplative pastor is common throughout church history. You have... Continue Reading

As a simple being, God is one divine, undivided and incomprehensible essence—yet revealed to us through created things (e.g., language) because God’s simplicity is too complex to take in all at once due to the creator-creature distinction.   God is a simple being or he is not. If God is not a simple being, then... Continue Reading

Many believers grieve the loss of their families after they come to faith. This tragic outcome is often unavoidable, even for the most winsome of witnesses. Yet it is not impossible for believers from Muslim backgrounds to hold fast to Jesus and to eventually be reconciled to their Islamic families.   I’ve heard it said that if... Continue Reading

The Hamite inhabitants of the city in Shinar wanted to make a shem, a name, for themselves rather than looking to “the God of Shem” and calling on His name. They hunkered down and united for the honor of their own name in the city of their own making, so that they might resist the mandate... Continue Reading

God doesn’t call us to do the spectacular and dramatic, we don’t need to make some big gesture, but to live lives of faithfulness where we are. Seeking his kingdom every day where he has placed us…. God is worthy of worship as the refuge of his beleaguered people struggling with life in a fallen... Continue Reading

Books that faithfully point to Jesus are eternally valuable and immensely powerful; do not underestimate the power they can have in your life or the life of your church. Use them shamelessly, advocating for your friends, family, neighbours, and coworkers, to use their time to grow through reading a good book.   How many times... Continue Reading

Adam and Eve fell through unbelief; the restoration of the world is by faith in the Word of God. The question that remains for us, and the one that should burn daily within our hearts and weigh upon our consciences like a millstone, is, Do we believe this Word?   But the serpent said to the... Continue Reading

The debate between Augustine and Pelagius (and the Pelagians) on the question of original sin is one of the most important and intriguing in all of church history. To be an “Augustinian” on this issue is—almost—shorthand simply for being a traditional Christian.   Original sin, in particular the relationship between Adam and the rest of... Continue Reading

If you’re a man, read the Scriptures on what men and husbands are to be like, and aspire to be such a man. If you are a woman, read what the Bible says women and wives are to be like, and work at being such a woman. Then, read what the Lord says the opposite... Continue Reading