Immigration is as controversial as it has ever been in American life, particularly as patterns of migration from Latin America intersect with broader global movement and displacement.   Some cross borders fleeing violence or persecution. Others move primarily in search of economic opportunity and stability. According to the United Nations, an estimated 122 million people,... Continue Reading

No, it’s the definition of easiness, for Christ’s yoke is easy and His burden is light, and to the extent that our conversation is in heaven, to that extent we have true spiritual rest and repose of soul. It is what we leave behind in the world that makes the difficulty to get our spirits... Continue Reading

The Hebrew word for “too hard” is pala, which means too wonderful, extraordinary, or miraculous. God is asking, “Have you forgotten who is sitting at your table? Have you forgotten who created the womb in the first place?” God’s promises are never contingent on our potential; they rest entirely on His omnipotence.     Loved... Continue Reading

Transformationalism rightly drives us to aspire for more. We ought to educate ourselves; we ought to plan our way; whatever our trade, we ought to work for the glory of God and the spread of the gospel. And yet there are challenges.     You will spend around a third of your life working. You... Continue Reading

So much of the broader church views the term “heart” solely through the Disney lens. And Disney is only concerned about following your feelings. But when you read the word “heart” in the Bible, you get a very different picture. Thinking comes from your heart (Mark 2:6). Emotions come from your heart (1 Sam. 1:8,... Continue Reading

We often wisely persevere long after some book smart people have given up. And we remember that God will work through us, and as He does, He will be glorified because, by not being the smartest person in the room, we will exalt Him all the more, whenever we succeed.     Not being the... Continue Reading

Human thinking is not neutral, especially when it comes to ultimate questions. The deeper you go into questions about meaning, identity, morality, and purpose, the more unreliable fallen reasoning becomes.   There’s a belief that sits underneath almost everything in our culture, and it’s so common that even many Christians don’t question it anymore. It’s... Continue Reading

The nations may ask where our God is, but we know where He is. Our God sits in the heavens that He created where He rules with omnipotent authority. Whatever He wants to do, He does.   Read Psalm 115 Devotion One of the greatest encouraging and comforting truths for God’s people is that our... Continue Reading

The prodigal’s expenditures in a far country were trivial compared to the cost that our sins have accumulated. Yet God loved us so much that He sent His son to pay the penalty we deserve (2 Corinthians 5:21).   The Source of Joyous Celebration: A Beautiful Savior Charles Dickens is quoted as saying that the... Continue Reading

Our churches—good, bible-believing, gospel-preaching, evangelical churches—are quite likely to have people who consider themselves to be believers but who produce no fruit in keeping with righteousness.…These are the people Jesus said will claim they did all sorts in the name of the Lord and yet He will say to them, “depart from me, I never... Continue Reading