Physically, Calvin carries needs that make him totally dependent for the most basic things. If someone peeked into our home, they might assume that Calvin is always on the receiving end. In many ways he is. He cannot walk. Darryl has carried him for sixteen years with great joy. He cannot see. He cannot move... Continue Reading

They called Him Savior. Lord. Christ. And down on earth, an unborn prophet leaped in the womb. Old men and old women prophesied again. Magi set out from foreign lands, reading the sky like Scripture. Heaven and earth both testified: God had arrived. In flesh.   1 Timothy 3:16 — “And without controversy, great is... Continue Reading

When justification is confused with sanctification, assurance dies. The believer will always wonder whether they have “done enough,” repented enough, changed enough, or felt enough. When the gospel becomes a treadmill instead of a foundation, the soul collapses into exhaustion and despair. But when justification is seen as complete in Christ, assurance returns. The ground... Continue Reading

The Church doesn’t survive by being pleasant. It doesn’t grow by being inoffensive. It doesn’t faithfully represent Christ by avoiding controversy. Throughout church history, the moments of greatest faithfulness have been the moments of greatest testing: When courage was demanded, Christians stood firmly on Scripture at the exact time when culture demanded compromise or death.... Continue Reading

A key idea in the report is tamkeen—the Brotherhood’s concept of gradually building power. The authors trace how that idea developed under different leaders. Al-Banna focused on personal reform and community-building. Qutb sharpened the ideology and rejected secular society outright. Qaradawi added a more practical layer for Muslims living in the West. Over time, the report says, these... Continue Reading

To name someone – or even an animal – is close to what we mean by acknowledging them as a person. Naming is an ethical thing, that is to say. To reduce someone to merely a number is deeply dehumanising of them. A noun can also be a common or generic noun. A noun like... Continue Reading

When Christ came, the soil of history burst open. The Father planted His Word in the world and let that Word walk dusty roads, bear our sorrows, and carry our sins. The seed of heaven went down into death and rose in power, and every believer grows from that same life.   Galatians 4:4-5 Time... Continue Reading

“Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another” (Rom. 15:14).   “warn… comfort… uphold… be patient” (1 Thess. 5:14, NKJV) In some churches it seems like the pastor is the doer of ministry, at least the important... Continue Reading

This calling requires a combat mindset. We are at war, not chiefly with flesh and blood, but against spiritual powers and deceit that oppose Christ (Eph 6:10–13; 2 Cor 10:3–5; 1 Pet 5:8–9). If a man forgets that life is fought on a battlefield, he will drop his guard and fall hard.   It certainly... Continue Reading

When you are presented with the truth of Christ’s birth, God’s declaration of who he is, the testimony of his miracles and ministry, and his own self-testimony, you cannot be neutral about Jesus. The Fault Line of Jesus When Mary and Joseph took young Jesus to the temple, they didn’t know that Simeon, a righteous... Continue Reading