Hellish practices are the result of men giving themselves over to one dark and demented belief, namely, that the way to happiness and satisfaction lies in the gratification of one’s flesh rather than its crucifixion; that joy can be had without God; that life can be attained apart from the gospel of grace. It’s not... Continue Reading

When I realise that everything I have – my life, my family, my possessions, my health, my relationships – are ultimately a gift from a good and heavenly Father, my perspective shifts. When I realise that as a sinful, rebellious man I deserve eternal condemnation, not the life I’ve been given, I’m humbled and removed... Continue Reading

Remarkably, when we rush forward to the coming redemption — to God himself coming to rescue his people in Christ — his created order is not abandoned in the church age but endures. Not only is the original order restored through Christ’s redemptive work in the church, but now it is glorified, exalted to a... Continue Reading

First, you have immediate, intimate experience of and incorrigible access to the contents of your soul. Second, your immaterial mental states cannot be reduced to mere physical brain states, because mental things and physical things have completely different properties, so they are not identical. Third, your soul sustains your identity through time even though your... Continue Reading

We want to believe that Christianity is destined to fail, that the remnant will always be the smallest group, and that Satan will always have the upper hand in history. But Jesus did not teach that. Jesus taught a victorious kingdom. A Kingdom that He Himself will build and the gates of hell will not... Continue Reading

Christianity is relatively unique among theistic worldviews in that it is grounded in a specific claim related to an event in the distant past: the Resurrection. Cold-cases are also grounded in a claim about an event in the distant past; many of the techniques and approaches we take in investigating these murders can be applied... Continue Reading

Sinclair Ferguson, in Things Unseen, says, “… there’s a reason that [worship is] worth thinking about this because a great deal of that kind of talk about worship isn’t really about God at all. It’s about us. And often it’s about what we like, what is according to our taste, more than what He actually... Continue Reading

In God’s great mercy he has provided a way to have a blessed relationship with him again—to have the righteousness of obedience and forgiveness of sins that opens the way to a glorious future of eternal life. But this righteousness and redemption are not gained by our own weak and sinful efforts, but by another’s... Continue Reading

When sin infiltrates the church, what’s at stake? Through the shocking account of Ananias and Sapphira, discover how hypocrisy threatens Christian community and why biblical confrontation matters – especially in honor/shame cultures. A sobering reminder that God takes holiness seriously.   In many African churches – at least here in Zambia, addressing sin within the... Continue Reading

God is more concerned with our character and spiritual growth than our comfort. The discomfort is often how he meets us. Paul explains in 2 Corinthians 12:8-9a, “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power... Continue Reading