Edwards is not simply a towering intellect or a piercing theologian, he is a pastor concerned for his people, a father encouraging his children, a husband delighting in his wife, and a man battling to live by faith in God through seasons of intense joy mingled with deep sorrow. Marsden helps us see the three-dimensional... Continue Reading

We have a hope because Christ lives as the One who died in satisfaction of divine justice and was raised in newness of life. We grieve but not as those who have no hope, those without God and without hope in this world. We live by faith, what the writer of Hebrews explains to be... Continue Reading

Busyness will eventually bury you, whether it’s physically, mentally, or spiritually. In fact, our lack of willingness to slow down will slowly but subtly grow to be the Enemy’s greatest way of deceiving and distracting us from God’s will for our lives.  The devil wants nothing more than to overwhelm our schedules and cause turmoil in... Continue Reading

The project was led by Michael Foster, a former PCA pastor. The report uncovers “evidence gathered from publicly available websites, live streams, and church documents” that demonstrates that a non-negligible portion of the PCA (7.3% by their estimates) publicly list women in official and titled leadership roles that, according to Foster and his coauthors, “function... Continue Reading

In the desert, God appeared to Moses in a burning bush on Mount Horeb (also known as Mount Sinai) and commissioned him to return to Egypt, deliver the Hebrews, and bring them back to this very mountain…After the spectacular escape from Egypt, Moses, by God’s leading, brought the people to Mount Sinai. There God established... Continue Reading

Many well-meaning pastors and teachers highlight messages such as “waiting on the Lord” and “being content in all circumstances.” However, these exhortations often overlook the broader biblical narrative that encourages men to embrace courage, risk, and decisive action. Verses like Isaiah 40:31 and Philippians 4:12 have been misinterpreted, leading many to view waiting or contentedness as synonymous with inactivity,... Continue Reading

Fathers—wake up! If you’re handing your 12-, 13-, 14-year-old unrestricted access to social media, you’re basically throwing them to the wolves and walking away. Would you hand your kid a loaded gun and say, “Have fun, be careful”? No? Then why hand them a phone filled with predators, pornography, and pressure they can’t possibly handle?…Your... Continue Reading

How do you know it is God leading and not just your inherent desire? The only way we can be certain is if God has been explicit and we tend to know that when we can point to it in the word and other people – without the same burning desire – can look and... Continue Reading

How do we survive the endless Sunday mornings where joy feels far away? The unanswered prayers? The betrayals that keep us up at night? The diagnosis? The depression? The year that unraveled like a frayed rope? Fix your eyes on Jesus. We do not finish because we are strong. We finish because we are His.... Continue Reading

It’s a Cinderella story—everything really will work out in the end, and there is a story that will follow, as yet untold. Cinderella lives—dwells—happily ever after, which means she gets married, has a quiver of beautiful children, forgives all who wronged her, “watches over the affairs of the household…her children arise and call her blessed;... Continue Reading