The “moral weight lies not in what AI is, but in what our use of AI is doing TO US…The pressing ethical question is no longer: ‘Does AI deserve to be treated well?’ It is rather: ‘Is one training oneself to be the kind of person who speaks and acts in a way consistent with... Continue Reading

Don’t let your emotions lead your down a dangerous path. Let God’s word be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path (Psa 119:105). Let your convictions spring from God’s word, and not from sentimental feelings about your kids, or the culture, or etc… Our hearts are fickle, but God is the... Continue Reading

Over the course of Church history, and 1,000 years of Jewish tradition before that, at least six different popular views on the meaning of Proverbs 22:6 have been proposed. This has been a great source of confusion and frustration for the average Christian reader. Train up a child in the way he should go: and... Continue Reading

We got the Canons of Dort through persecution, political upheaval, ecclesiastical controversy, and a major international synod. The Canons were born in a fight over grace. That is why they still matter.   On May 6, 1619, delegated pastors and professors from across Europe processed through the streets of Dordrecht to the Grote Kerk, the... Continue Reading

Elders do not best serve the church by merely telling people to grow. Ministry does not happen merely by instructing members to minister. Pastors serve the church by ordering its life according to healthy practices, week after week, year after year, and practically showing members how to do the work.   Most pastors agree on... Continue Reading

We can distinguish between good pastors and pseudo-pastors by what they do when danger and difficulty arise. The pseudo-pastor uploads his resume to job boards and hits the road. The good pastor stays, exhibiting courage, grit, and love. He lays down his life to fight off a wolf, even when the wolf arises from within... Continue Reading

If the future is wholly disconnected from the present, then our lives now might seem insignificant. But Scripture teaches otherwise. “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast… knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58, ESV). Because God is redeeming creation, not abandoning it, our present obedience, work, and faithfulness... Continue Reading

Facing our false worship is not the end-game. No, the point of seeing and confessing sin is to be pressed into repentance, which flowers into joy. Repentance is about turning. We turn our eyes away from ourselves and set them on Christ. In him, freedom from body image issues is possible.   If you’re a woman,... Continue Reading

Knowing ourselves to be sinners saved by grace and having the Word, we insist that He is “God-with-us.” The true identity of Jesus has been at the very heart of church history. It was heresy and error about Him that led to the councils, creeds, reformations, and confessions that restated this truth. When false teachings... Continue Reading

The Greek word for “deluged” is a specialised term used only for the Genesis Flood. That is: katakluzō/κατακλύζω, literally “downwashing”—where we derive the word “cataclysm”. Like Jesus, Peter uses the reality of the Flood to warn about the equally real judgment to come…Peter says that the scoffers “deliberately overlook” the Flood. They are morally culpable for their... Continue Reading