The medieval cosmos reminds us that the world is not a machine but a divinely established order: “a rational order that keeps the world in balance, keeping it from spinning out of control.” Scientific discovery has overthrown such previous cosmologies from a factual standpoint: we live in a heliocentric universe ruled by the laws of... Continue Reading

What will happen if this lament, that uses terminology born far outside Scripture, becomes a driving force? Terms originating from some who reject Scripture may unintentionally shape how congregants interpret sin and reconciliation. How can we expect restitution or peace when worldly expressions replace our ecclesiastical language? Naming a group as inherently grieved and another... Continue Reading

I’m not saying, if you play violent video games you’ll go out and commit mass murder, but I am saying that it can lead you ever so indiscernibly away from Christ until your conscience is numb to the things of God. Whatever we do in life can have negative or positive cumulative effect upon us.... Continue Reading

It would have been more efficient had God offered a bulleted list of “distilled” theological “insights” and moral pronouncements, rather than revealing Himself in the Old and New Testaments. Instead, He chose to offer a library of stories, proverbs, epistles, history, and authors, using diverse types of literature written over centuries, all of which comprise... Continue Reading

I certainly know that not all elders are qualified or godly. Before resorting to a soft feminism, try this: Vote out bad, unqualified elders. After reading this book and its sexist claims against godly elders, re-read the qualifications for elders and see if any of those are reflected in the disdain elders are treated with... Continue Reading

The great pastor/theologian states that, if all the glory of the Kingdom was revealed all at once (or too soon), we would simply not be able to handle it; (and we would not fully appreciate it). Of course, according to this schema, the first two stages have already been reached.  Two more are to come.  Even in the 18th century (when Edwards lived), “Antichrist” was very much still a force... Continue Reading

True godliness isn’t a matter of personality. True godliness turns sinners into saints. Look at any godly saint and you will learn that they weren’t always that way. God grew them, and it took years, decades, for them to become who they are today.   I visited someone I greatly respect, an elderly saint whose... Continue Reading

We cannot convert a government or a school, but as people are converted, they live out their obedience to Christ in everything they touch. Anywhere Christians enter the public arena, there it may be said is the Kingdom of God. Jesus calls His people “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world”... Continue Reading

Faith, whether strong or weak, big or small, mature or immature, is the means through which God Himself extends you and me His grace, strength, and hope. When we are weak and needy and receiving His grace through even frail faith, we are secure in the love of our Savior.   There are times in... Continue Reading

If you make a list of the figures who founded the great scientific disciplines—whether biology, astronomy, or quantum mechanics—you’ll find, again and again, that they were Christians. Not only did Christians dominate the birth of new scientific fields, but a staggering number have been awarded Nobel prizes in the sciences, more than all other groups... Continue Reading