God created the world, as Webster wrote, out of “supreme generosity.” Even though God displays His glory in salvation and condemnation, we should not forget that “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him” (John 3:17). Though not all... Continue Reading

Sola Scriptura doesn’t mean we only look at Scripture, but that Scripture is the only infallible revelation from God that we need. We can hold to sola Scriptura while still leaning on other tools to aid our understanding of God’s word and promises…Biblicism, in contrast, would say that the Bible is equally clear in all... Continue Reading

Regeneration is God’s act alone. Just like our natural birth, there is nothing we can do to make regeneration happen, and praise God that there is nothing we can do to reverse it. Rejoice that your God-given faith in Christ (Eph. 2:8-9), however weak or strong at any given moment, is evidence that you have... Continue Reading

If you understand what it means to be human, you can use AI to reduce the inhuman elements of modern work—those tasks fragmented across countless software applications. It may even be possible to use AI to make space for deeply human endeavours. But if you do not know what it means to be human, AI... Continue Reading

The writer of Hebrews commands us to lay aside sin if we ever want to run the race with endurance. But is that all?   Every Weight It’s not just sin that keeps us from running well. We are called to lay aside every weight. Imagine that you are running an endurance race. There are... Continue Reading

What a scene it was to see these four girls all seek to be as close to their father as possible showing great affection for him, as he showed to each one and all equally. For the children of three church leaders to respond to their fathers so lovingly speaks volumes of their commitment as... Continue Reading

What are you waiting for? You have years of partying, manual labor, and bad dieting under your belt, just like me. It could be any moment that you stand before Christ, and like so many others proclaim ‘Lord, Lord’, just to hear those final words in the end.   It’s 5:30 a.m. on a cool,... Continue Reading

If Satan were God’s rival, as some imagine, he would not present himself with the other angels. He would not obey God’s commands.  But what do we find in the book of Job?    When trials come one after the other, or when they are particularly severe, it is natural to ask questions. And if... Continue Reading

Tetzel peddled righteousness for gold, but God gives it freely through faith in his promised Word, the person and work of Jesus Christ.   On August 11, 1519, Johann Tetzel, the German Dominican priest whose indulgence peddling sparked Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, died. Tetzel was among many hawkers of these “get out of purgatory” cards,... Continue Reading

Jesus died—that’s a straightforward truth we confess in the Apostles’ Creed.    But we should linger on it for a while, because God wanted exactly this: a death. And because of it, God now urges all people: Be united to Christ!  As we read in the letter to the Hebrews: Jesus suffered death, “so that... Continue Reading