There’s no guarantee that your child will take you up on being discipled by you. And so you may try going down this road only to see them reject your attempts. But your calling as a parent isn’t based on producing results or the apparent lack of them. Your calling is to partner with the... Continue Reading

The Spirit convicts not to condemn, but to draw us back. We have the same calling: to “pursue hospitality” (Rom. 12:13). Hospitality is not just hosting friends; it is the love of strangers. Pursuit requires intentionality, planning, and effort. It’s not optional or only for those “gifted with hospitality.” It’s a command and a continual... Continue Reading

Stewardship requires judgment, wisdom, discretion, decision-making, and directing others. These are not neutral or purely mechanical tasks. They require recognized authority, exercised for the sake of mercy and order. Perhaps the clearest evidence that deacons possess real ecclesiastical authority lies in the ordination vows themselves.   Note: This article is a follow-up from Dr. Guy Waters’... Continue Reading

Once Scripture is viewed as partially mistaken, every difficult passage becomes negotiable. Authority shifts from God’s Word to the reader’s judgment. This does not produce freedom. It produces confusion. Without a trustworthy Word, the church is left to drift, reshaping its beliefs according to cultural pressure or internal preference.   If Scripture is God’s Word,... Continue Reading

In Deuteronomy 5, Israel is commanded to rest because they were once slaves in Egypt. Slaves do not rest; they work without end. By resting, Israel declared that they served a different Master—one who redeems, provides, and cares for his people. Rest proclaimed freedom. For Christians today, the principle remains. Rest declares that God—not work,... Continue Reading

We can be selfish, insensitive, rude, angry, hurtful, unkind, and indifferent to others. Too often, Christians are guilty of using, “That’s just the way I am” as an excuse for their sinful conduct.   In his book, Courage is Calling, Ryan Holiday wisely points out that we should be our unique selves and not worried... Continue Reading

Jesus knew that if He publicly led with the title, people would misunderstand the kind of kingdom He came to bring. So He often used another title, “Son of Man,” drawn from Daniel 7. This was deliberately ambiguous. The phrase could refer to an ordinary human being or prophet, but in Daniel’s vision it describes... Continue Reading

I’m tired of watching so many people struggle in silence, unsure if their grief is valid or worth someone else’s time and attention (it is!). I believe invisible grief is unique enough from how we traditionally think about the topic that we could use a different approach.   There is no path through this life... Continue Reading

“Gene didn’t speak to my troubles as an outsider; he understood what I was going through. Gene was how God answered my prayer for help.” “I had never heard a man teach the Bible like Gene. He taught the Bible like he saw what was going on in the deepest part of my soul. The... Continue Reading

These wild, unorganized times in our home are part of that blessing. When God says they are a blessing, they just are. I remember vividly sitting in the car with the man who discipled me. He was holding a baby in one hand while firstborn wailed in the back of his car.   There are... Continue Reading