Come to the Christ who is. Bow before the Lord who cannot be resized to fit your preferences.Let Scripture straighten the contours where your imagination has bent Him. Let His Word reintroduce you to the living Christ. And as you behold Him—the real Him—let every false Jesus perish in the brightness of His glory.  ... Continue Reading

John had described it. The Word in the beginning. The Word with God. The Word who was God. Eternal life flowing between Father and Son, a communion without distance or shadow. Knowledge without learning. Joy without rise or fall. Power that created not through effort but through simple command. Stars spun because Christ spun them.... Continue Reading

Every saint plays the part the Lord has composed for them in the New Song—a doxology so perfect that it cannot be played without them. Heaven is not a competition of glory but a harmony of vocations, each one chosen by God, each one filled with His infinite love, each one reflecting His glory in... Continue Reading

There’s a better way. It involves loving America without worshiping it, serving Christ without confusing his kingdom with any nation-state, and building for the long term rather than grasping for power in the moment. It’s less seductive than the Christian Nationalist alternative. But it has the significant advantage of being true, sustainable, and genuinely Christian.... Continue Reading

We face the fact that the threat from Islam is real. The reality is that the vast majority of Muslims around the world, quite consistent with their own convictions, do not want to join the civilizational project of the West, including the national project of the United States. Just in case you wonder, they say... Continue Reading

The hermeneutical twists used to discredit the clear teaching of Holy Scripture on homosexuality is evidence of a desperate frenzy to re-interpret Christianity in order to make it palatable to the homosexual community.    One approach of gay-affirming scholarship has been to claim the church has modified its interpretations over the centuries. This includes not... Continue Reading

The old paths still stand. We must mow away the overgrown grass. But the path can hold us. We can hold it. Because I suspect—no, believe—that the more the machine and its technique envelop us, the more we will notice our lack of spiritual sight. And the more our souls will yearn for something more... Continue Reading

When we ask for help, God blesses us through the hands of others, and he blesses them in return. What feels humbling to us may become joy to them.   I don’t like asking for help. Frankly, I’d rather take care of myself, by myself. But independence has become a thing of the past for... Continue Reading

Because we become what we behold—either for our glory or our ruin—it is of the utmost importance for parents to have a framework which reorients the attentional life of a household away from the shallows of internet-connected digital technologies towards the depths of communion with the Triune God.   Abstract Internet-connected digital technologies are having... Continue Reading

We need to be more careful than ever to exercise discernment—to distinguish truth from error, right from wrong, and real from fake. This will require us to analyze the content we encounter, but it will also require us to consider the creator of the content we encounter…whether that creator is a living and moral being... Continue Reading