If God is the most important Person in our lives, that should be obvious. We should make time to serve in the local church. Our giving should be the first thing that comes from our budget. We should be keen to use our talents to build others up, not only to make more money.  ... Continue Reading

It may feel like God is against you, but His Word, which reveals His character, culminating in the cross of His Son, tells you otherwise. No matter what you are going through, no matter how much your heart is broken, no matter how you are feeling, this is God’s word to you: “If God is... Continue Reading

It is worth putting in the hard work to study this period of the church’s history. We can learn much from the early church—what it got right and what it got wrong—and especially from observing God at work in the lives of his people, sometimes through dramatic miracles and at other times through hidden acts... Continue Reading

Does embracing retrievalism—as promoted in its most uncompromising form—sometimes destabilize Baptist and evangelical convictions? The answer, quite simply, is yes. This reality should sober us; it should provoke humility, repentance, and clear-eyed evaluation of retrievalism in Christ’s people. We are not playing with Monopoly money here; the well-being of souls, nothing less than their eternal destiny,... Continue Reading

To the children of addicts, the children of divorce, the children of those imprisoned or shamed—there is hope for you. Your story does not have to repeat your family’s past. In fact, God often writes His most beautiful stories through people who come from broken beginnings.   “The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.... Continue Reading

Chances are Catholic bishops won’t want priests to endorse candidates during Mass. Despite expectations, evangelical Protestants might not rush to endorse, either. By strong tradition, they desire sermons on biblical teaching, not politics, and they need no special prodding from pastors in order to vote Republican.   (ANALYSIS) Unless a federal court challenge succeeds, American... Continue Reading

Pastor, preacher, teacher, here is the question: What is the last sermon you preached that took Spirit-supplied courage? Christian man, what is the last conversation, small group, or family devotion that required a word from God that you knew beforehand could cost you? Who has bad-mouthed you, slandered you, gossiped about you, despised you because... Continue Reading

Simply seeing our culture being dumbed-down is worrying enough. So too the creation of a people who are so obsessed with images and gadgets and technological marvels that basics like thinking, reflecting, reading and writing are increasingly being lost.   I have said it before: I am old, and I am old school. So things... Continue Reading

The culture doesn’t need more conferences on self-love. It needs daughters who fear the Lord. Women who build homes, not platforms. Who train children, not TikTok followers. Who tear down strongholds, not their husbands. Feminism is fading. Fast. And in the ashes, God is raising a remnant. Women who know that submission isn’t slavery—it’s strength.... Continue Reading

Christian apologist Lee Strobel offers high personal commendation of Compelled by stating: “I love this book! The compelling stories of God’s intervention into unlikely lives inspired me, encouraged me, and motivated me to continue sharing His message of grace with others.”   Recently I read an outstanding, newly published book entitled Compelled: Ordinary People, Extraordinary God, which... Continue Reading