A funeral centred on the hope we have in Christ makes all the difference in the world. I do not know how unbelievers cope because, without Jesus, death is utterly hopeless.   I shared the eulogy from my mum’s funeral yesterday. As these things are still in the mind, I thought I would write up... Continue Reading

If sin has touched every aspect of who we are, then we must not look within for the solution. We must look to Christ.…The doctrine of total depravity is not meant to leave us in despair, but to strip away false hope so that we might cling to the only true hope that is found... Continue Reading

The Christian Stoic…wants to be a man who is incredibly difficult to offend when it comes to his own pride, but who burns with a fierce, controlled fire when it comes to the honor of God and the protection of the weak.   Before we face the ultimate test of the Christian Stoic, the meditation... Continue Reading

If brothers are willing to submit to our constitution despite privately desiring women’s ordination, then they are welcome. But it is time to cease both the sophistry and evasion on this point as well as the open attempts to make the PCA into something it never has been—and by God’s grace—never will be.   One... Continue Reading

Words of rebuke have a special capacity to lay our hearts bare and promote significant progress in our spiritual lives. May we humbly submit to this tough means of grace for the glory of God and the good of our souls.   Our ability to receive rebuke from others is a quality essential to our... Continue Reading

The Lord is not withholding blessings because He is uncaring or apathetic. Rather, He is cultivating capacity because He is wise. What He has prepared for you requires a version of you that does not yet exist. Said another way, God is preparing you for what He has prepared for you.   I’ve sat with... Continue Reading

As a wise pastor once observed, our children will remember all sorts of things about us, but the way in which we die is what they will most remember about our faith.   In a recent episode of “60 Minutes,” interviewer Scott Pelley said to his guest, “You don’t have much time. Why are you... Continue Reading

If we believe we can bring about the outcomes we desire, we will blame ourselves when those outcomes don’t actualize. God doesn’t need us to bring about good outcomes. He’s got that part. He calls us to pursue faithfulness. That’s something that, by his grace, we can handle.   My two fellow pastors and I... Continue Reading

Jesus promised, “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:28). We don’t cling out of fear of losing Him, rather we cling because nothing can separate us from His love. This is where our journey begins, not with our strength, but... Continue Reading

“I’ve been in work and life situations that seemed hopeless.Sometimes I received counsel to give up, but God gave me grace to persevere, and many times I was a better person for it, and good came from it.”   Are you familiar with The Stockdale Paradox? It was popularized by Jim Collins in his excellent... Continue Reading