Jesus has demonstrated that it is possible to live as a finite human in a broken world and to do so well. Jesus was joyfully busy with His Father’s work all of His short days on earth, and He has now conquered, and He is sitting down in the presence of the Father.   Tara... Continue Reading

A funeral is a sanctifying rehearsal of our own future: one that calls us deeper to Christ and asks us to contemplate what portion of our present way of living will be judged as eternally significant by the only One whose evaluation really matters.   During the Covid-19 pandemic, the practice of delaying funerals became... Continue Reading

If you are going to enjoy a true buoyancy of spirit in suffering, you must concentrate on the God who is sovereign over all affairs of this world. You need to look above the blood, sweat, and tears of this life and fix your eyes on this God who promises to be with His people... Continue Reading

Young men, find a wife. Be attracted for the right reasons. Find someone who will go to war with you as a soldier of Christ. Find a real help. Find a wife and find a good thing.   I’ve got a bone to pick with young Christian men. Specifically, I want to talk to young... Continue Reading

The covenantal and postmillennial emphasis that has historically marked Reformed and Puritan life is one of the most compelling aspects of the Christian story….The biblical world picture involves the succession of generations, of the sovereign Lord producing godly seed through godly parents (Malachi 2:15).   One morning in the spring of 1990, my sister and... Continue Reading

Throughout history, the Psalms have not only served as the Church’s hymnal, but as a book of prayer as well. Whether in seasons of want or fullness, wandering or wondering, joy or sorrow, the Psalms have given voice to countless saints along every leg of their earthly pilgrimage.   The Bible is many things. It... Continue Reading

God is still fulfilling the Old Testament scriptures regarding the Servant’s mission, opening eyes and hearts, through the mission of the church. Mission is the fruition of “Thus says the Lord.”   Discouragement is inevitable when we serve in the mission of the church. We see worldly systems that, with sophistication and accuracy, promote sin... Continue Reading

Ultimately, every faithful elder is only a dim reflection of the one true Father, our Father in heaven, who shepherds us perfectly through His Son, the Chief Shepherd. When we honor the under-shepherds Christ has given, we are not exalting men. We are honoring the wisdom of Christ who gave them.   In his book... Continue Reading

For Pelagius, human nature was capable by itself to attain perfect righteousness. This, according to Augustine—and with a clear nod to Galatians 2:21—was to posit that Christ, in fact, died in vain.   Some diseases are more pernicious, causing more damage to the body, than others. And in like fashion some heresies tend to have a... Continue Reading

Ultimate victory has already been secured by Christ and is realized in our lives each day as we live by the mind of Christ, doing “nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility counting others more significant than” ourselves (Philippians 2:3). Christ’s victory is manifest in the face of our enemies through the freedom... Continue Reading