The human person’s correspondence with the eternal person of the Son maintains the value of every human being near the end of life on this earth, regardless of their quality of life or how “useful” society thinks they are. And thinking of a more recent issue like artificial intelligence, a human “I” that is the... Continue Reading

Following Jesus offers hope because of an empty grave and a risen Saviour.  Hope that isn’t a vague wish but which is certain and so transforms the way we live now because we can live knowing God, confident that justice will be done, with hope beyond death, and an eternity knowing and enjoying God beyond  ... Continue Reading

My picture in the GC is the success of the gospel in which the power of God would convert entire nations with a common boundary, ethnicity, and language from worshipping a false god to worshipping the Triune God of the Bible. This does not mean every person in each nation will be a Christian, but... Continue Reading

As you commit yourself to the discipline of prayer, as you engage in it day after day and year after year, you will find yourself learning what it means to pray with faith, with power, with humility, with persistence.   Christians are well-resourced with tremendous books that teach the theology and the practice of prayer.... Continue Reading

Brothers, in the matter of pursuing a wife, some of you are “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 3:7). You’ve heard exhortations like this before, but nothing has changed. Not anymore. Take the next step…awake to the wild glory of marriage. Awake to the glory of... Continue Reading

The incessant storms of recent times—political, cultural, ecclesial, theological, medical, economic!—have shown how quickly such worldly securities can crumble. Such storms provide a perfect opportunity for the Church’s counter-message to shine most distinctly, as the city on a hill (Matt. 5:14). We are in great need of recovering this lost confidence.   Note: We don’t... Continue Reading

 The Lord’s Supper is a precious memorial to remind people about Jesus’ sacrificial death. But it is not merely a memorial. It conveys special sanctifying grace to Christians who eat and drink in faith because Jesus is spiritually present as his people fellowship with him and each other Read the Passage 23For I received from... Continue Reading

Pastor, when you grow weary, you must see that a minister’s weariness isn’t a failure of faithfulness. Weariness results from the reality of our limits. We must acknowledge those limits. If we’re dishonest about our imperfections and insufficiencies, we’ll never be able to appreciate or enjoy God’s perfect sufficiency.   I have an outdated cell... Continue Reading

Prosperity gospel proponents have told me that if I had prayed in faith, my body would have been healed, my son would have been spared, and my marriage would have been restored. It was all up to me. If I just had the faith, I would have had a better outcome. Their words have left... Continue Reading

The ultimate aim of the union between Christ and the Church is righteous rule—a co-reigning with Christ over creation in the new heavens and new earth. This union is not merely for relational joy but for fulfilling God’s purposes in the world. Marriages that cultivate fruitful sexual love model this divine calling, bringing order, stability,... Continue Reading