Faithfulness is not always measured by movement. Sometimes it is marked by restraint, patience, and trust when clarity has not yet arrived.   We can feel stalled when doors close without explanation. “And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.”... Continue Reading

We’ve witnessed a culture of death cemented into law, state after state. We cannot allow another state to fall under its shroud of darkness. A stand must be made. It is our duty to stand on biblical truth and fight against the darkness.   In the spring of 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.... Continue Reading

No one or no thing in this world could ever satisfy or fulfill us.  For us to stop at the love of that person (or thing), is to guarantee our frustration and misery.  But this is not true with regard to our greatest love (that being of God Himself). The goal of the Christian’s churched... Continue Reading

The Christian life is not something we approach passively. Vigor must mark our pursuit of the kingdom, as we joyfully pursue bearing much fruit, numbering our days, and stewarding our time.    The world’s vision of personal productivity promises to help you make more money, secure greater fulfillment, and achieve your desires—it’s personal productivity for... Continue Reading

Wait on your Lord. Wait as His covenant bride, held fast not by our promises to Him but His promises to us. His covenant love will carry us to the day He returns. He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20).   It... Continue Reading

While the selfish person believes they’re setting a trap for others, they’re actually setting a trap for themselves. Their ill-gotten gain turns out to be no gain at all. It’s a curse and a ticking time bomb that will most certainly go off.   Proverbs 1:8-19 Whether we’re young and still under the authority of... Continue Reading

Church leadership often works ‘underground’. Sermons reshape thinking long before behaviour changes. Pastoral conversations soften hearts long before repentance shows. Prayer alters spiritual ground long before revival appears.   Sometimes, nothing seems to work. Many—perhaps most—church leaders have experienced this, though it’s often hard to admit. Here are some examples. You pray faithfully, but the... Continue Reading

Both what we think the future holds (our telos) and what we think the story we live on is (our imaginary) dictate how we receive the world and understand our being within it.   It’s common in evangelical circles for people to talk about ‘going to heaven when they die.’ It’s common in slightly different evangelical circles... Continue Reading

The middle ground has proven to be not only ineffective, but deadly. May the Lord raise up more courageous Christians who are not afraid to speak up for truth, even if it may cost them friends and influence in this life.   In my last two posts (read them here and here), I laid out... Continue Reading

Our salvation is a miracle of sovereign grace from start to finish. If you love Christ today, it is not because you were smarter than your neighbor, or more sensitive, or more moral. It is because the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness has shone in your heart.   In Chapter 9,... Continue Reading