Here is one other question to ask in the midst of all those others – another question to help you get to the heart of your decision making process: How am I thinking about this? This question is different than the others because the other questions have tangible, practical answers. This, though, is different. It’s... Continue Reading

It might seem strange to some readers that pastors suffer from depression. After all, you might think, surely they are supposed to have it all together mentally as well as spiritually… Reading the stories of these men is sobering. It is difficult, isn’t it, to read about someone harming themselves or even attempting suicide. But... Continue Reading

God is a refuge and strength, but he is far more than protection and power for us. “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,” the psalm says, “the holy habitation of the Most High” (Psalm 46:4). This God will not only guard you and deliver you, but he will satisfy... Continue Reading

The cultural battle is important because the war of worldviews is important. You either submit to the worldview of God in Scripture or you espouse the worldview of man. Christians cannot abdicate their place in this battle. We must be people of the Book. We must expose “plausible arguments” for the fraud they really are.... Continue Reading

So often people view the temptation of Jesus as an appeal to memorize and quote Scripture as a surefire means of overcoming temptation. While we certainly need to know our Bibles, and ought never forsake that precious word of life, how Jesus overcame temptation is far more vigorous than we often give him credit for.... Continue Reading

While the Chemosh, Molech, and Ashterorth trio is long gone; their replacements and descendants have multiplied and filled the earth—so that spiritual casualties are mounting. People may not abandon the true God entirely; although there are a number of well known, and many lesser known people who have. But millions clearly think that they can... Continue Reading

Though Brave by Faith is only a short book, it packs a punch. It calls Christians to live in a distinctly Christian way in a distinctly unChristian culture. It gives us the wisdom we need and the confidence we may lack to face the challenge of a society that is turning not only away from us, but... Continue Reading

Oftentimes, the competitive nature of our world seeps into the church. Brothers and sisters begin to believe they are competing for positions of influence rather than working together for the souls of broken people. In such environments, it’s easier to get off course than when building one another up is the norm (1 Thessalonians 5:11).... Continue Reading

The river of detailed insights that 38 years of memorizing whole books of the Bible has given me has caused the city of truth to be erected in my soul — stone by stone, beam by beam, window by window, boulevard by boulevard. Some call it rather dryly “systematic theology.” But it really is a... Continue Reading

This mortification of my selfishness at the foot of the Cross, this view of the absolute selflessness of Christ to suffer all to make me His, this call of my Savior and Lord to give as He gave and still gives, all this shows me that if my dear bride were perfect in every way... Continue Reading