I refuse to believe that relying on AI is an advantage; they keep saying we will be left behind if we stay human, but maybe I want to be left behind from a life spent delegating my thoughts and feelings and decisions to machines.   If I’m honest I’ve been feeling hopeless lately. Sometimes I... Continue Reading

I am thankful for Christians who identify the attractions in false religions, cults, or heresies and who teach us how to avoid and confront them. But I repeat this as well: Few can make this their ministry or area of emphasis and remain untainted by evil.   A few years ago, I read of a... Continue Reading

What does God require of a nation that declares itself to be a Christian nation? Will it be understood that God has entered into covenant with a self-identified Christian nation, and that that nation has entered into covenant with God?   Civic life for Christians, particularly in a highly partisan political environment, was in ancient... Continue Reading

The fading glories of human showmanship will only get in the way of the most remarkable thing of all: when we behold and proclaim the Servant, we proclaim the depths of God, among children or among the nations. And what could be more attractive than that?   There is a perfect storm that might be... Continue Reading

Many believers delay simple acts of faithfulness because they assume they must find the perfect role. Scripture points us instead to the nearest opportunity.   We often hesitate to serve because we feel unqualified or unsure of what to do first. “And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds.”... Continue Reading

Based on the biblical differences between justification and sanctification, there is, on any given Sunday and in any given congregation, a holiest Christian and a least-holy Christian. This isn’t a statement about salvation or justification before God. There is not a least-saved or most-saved person. All the saints of God are equally righteous in Christ.... Continue Reading

In Christian zeal or patriotic fervor, biblical wisdom must lead us to balance and not to trust a secular government if it contradicts God’s Word. Even the state is accountable to God, who will judge and bless.   A series reviewing a century of attempts for religion to impact politics in America Along the way,... Continue Reading

Every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The only question is whether you will confess Him willingly now, or unwillingly then. The world may reward silence and applaud compromise. But the approval of men is temporary. The approval of heaven is eternal.   Accompanying Scripture Reading: Matthew 10:32-33 Jesus never recruited disciples under... Continue Reading

Enjoy the gifts, even as they slip through your fingers. Enjoy them for what they are, while you have them. Celebrate the day you’re in, right now. Live in the light of God’s glory, and rise to meet him, knowing that nothing on this earth can ever last, and nothing in God’s generous, eternal promises... Continue Reading

If we need history lessons, the last persons you want to get them from are pompous liberal celebs, musicians, and members of Hollyweird. You need to learn history from those with a cerebral cortex.   In the past, award ceremonies were somewhat interesting and entertaining. Today, things like the Grammys and the Emmys and the... Continue Reading