Please know you are loved. You are valued. And there is hope ahead. I know. I’ve been there. Many years ago. And now I’m exactly where God wants me to be. You will get there too.   Dear Pastor, I wish I did not have to write this letter. I wish your story were an... Continue Reading

In God’s word, we can clearly see God’s righteous rules, His unending kindness, and His perfect love. When someone perverts these glorious truths for their own ends, we must not welcome them into our hearts and minds.   Justice. Kindness. Love. As Christians, these are words that we let into our company with enthusiasm. We... Continue Reading

You cannot have the morals that come from God if one denies the existence of anything above experience. We now can see the outcome of this re-imagining Humanity, for it is coming in full view. It is where good and evil are reversed.   The other day I was reading (again) C. S. Lewis’s The... Continue Reading

Remembering who we are in Christ empowers our ability to live faithfully. If we are to be killing sin, we must remember our status in Christ. We belong to the Lord, body and soul, as the Heidelberg Catechism reminds us. Therefore, we are sanctified as we are being sanctified and, as a result, can trust the Lord in all... Continue Reading

The good news is that God makes His resurrection power available to us to walk in victory over sin. Unfortunately, many people think of this as automatic and do not take aggressive efforts to guard themselves.     I’ve heard people emphasize that when it comes to victory over sin, that it’s all about Jesus.... Continue Reading

Gospel amnesia demands gospel realignment, but gospel realignment is a result of remembering. Peter suffered from gospel amnesia, Paul realigned him with the gospel, then he went a step further and reminded him of his gospel freedom.   Several years ago, my wife and I saw the romantic drama, The Vow, which stars Channing Tatum and... Continue Reading

Use a nearby verse, a close chapter, another book, a similar genre, the same Testament, or another part of the Bible. It’s all God’s word. If “location, location, location” is key in real estate, “context, context, context” is key for the real use of Scripture. Context preaches God’s promises, God’s goodness, the Spirit’s help, and... Continue Reading

Jesus taught that no man can serve two masters—God and money. Harvard’s priorities (some might say Harvard’s gods) might be different from Grove City’s, but the lesson applies just the same. Federal money comes with strings attached. Those strings compromise a school’s independence and threaten its mission.   Harvard University and Grove City College are... Continue Reading

Everyone needs direction in his or her life, and only a moral framework can provide this. To step outside this damages or destroys personal integrity. Without the moral framework, one cannot make judgments about oneself or one’s environment, as there is nothing to compare them to.   Richard Bradford, director of the Swiss branch of... Continue Reading

Sex in marriage should bring a deeper appreciation for the incalculable riches of your spouse’s humanity and the wonder of being united to them, both body and soul.   When we think about sex in marriage and the boundaries God sets for our lives, we often start by asking, “What am I allowed to do?”... Continue Reading