But I’m not interested in society, which is doomed to pass away (“the world is passing away along with its desires,” 1 Jn. 2:17), but in the church. Tell me, reader, how can the church be guiltless of partiality, inconsistency, and hypocrisy if it makes certain unnatural immorality nameable in polite Christian society, but wishes... Continue Reading

Christians have always sought to understand how to navigate their dual citizenship, Church-State relationships, being Christians as individuals and being the Church as an institution, and evangelism or outreach outside the church from practices within the covenant community. These differences and debates have always been in bounds and not a matter of doctrinal fidelity.  ... Continue Reading

The real problem with M’Cheyne’s plan isn’t that it encourages more Bible reading, a faster pace, a more serious diligence, nor that it comes with a checklist. The real problem is that the reader lacks in himself a passion for the Savior he meets in the text.   New year (re?)newed disciplines. That’s my current... Continue Reading

Every moment of every day is significant. The world is more than the sum of its parts. Let every day strike you with child-like wonder, for the creation is a wonder, and the Creator is the Wonder of wonders.    Miracles and Mundanity What do the Northern Lights, ants, and the miracle of birth have... Continue Reading

If devotion to the nation-state is indeed idolatrous then in reality there is no such thing as Christian nationalism. The term itself would be rendered oxymoronic. You can be a faithful Christian, or you can be a faithful nationalist, but it’s difficult to see how one can claim to be both. Christians should abandon both... Continue Reading

Be patient with each other. Be patient with your pastors. Labor side by side for the faith of the gospel, and rejoice that one day you will see these brothers and sisters completely perfected in heaven. And be excited that when you join them, you will be perfected too.   Are you looking for a... Continue Reading

Christ promised that he’d build his church and that the gates of hell would not prevail against it. That promise doesn’t depend on demographic trends bending in our favor. It doesn’t require Gen Z to show up at higher rates than millennials do. It rests on the power and faithfulness of the One who made... Continue Reading

Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made.  And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” (Genesis 3: 1)   In response to Eve’s reply that they were forbidden to eat from the tree of... Continue Reading

“I am always glad to see people jotting notes during a sermon, but I do agree with those preachers who have described the joy of seeing the pens slow and then stop as the listener is so drawn into the preaching that it becomes written on his heart instead of on a page.”   I... Continue Reading

Location matters. Access matters. Those things often matter more than skill, patience, or woodsmanship.…pretending that the playing field is level does a disservice to hunters.   I saw this post from a hunter’s observation. It struck me how this is relevant in the ministry of a local church. My experience: I pastored an established church... Continue Reading