Biblical faith isn’t supposed to look like a six-cylinder engine powering our lives. Rather, it looks more like the small accelerator pedal on the floorboard—unimpressive and utterly powerless in itself but designed for connection with the true source of power. Just as we wouldn’t say, “The accelerator pedal of my car powered us over the... Continue Reading

The Israelites were wanting “gods” to carry before them that they could see and manipulate and proclaim that their freedom was bought by and through them. The easy-believism crowd is wanting a “gospel” they can manipulate and use at their will to proclaim that salvation is by and through them. The Israelites rejected God for... Continue Reading

The past several years, the country has begun to ask questions of its heritage. Does America have a past we should celebrate? Or mourn? Our politics have forced us to two sides of ring: those looking back and those looking forward. These totalizing lenses have robbed us of a fully orbed biblical ethical vision that... Continue Reading

As we trace the Reformation from Germany through England—we must note that something explosive happened in Worms in 1521 when Luther took his bold stand at the Diet of Worms. It resulted in a German Bible which influenced Tyndale to translate an English Bible. Without those two Bibles, we would still be in the darkness... Continue Reading

The Bible is full of pointing out the analogies that nature and the created order give to us. Spotting and understanding these signs means having a mind attuned to analogical knowledge, one that sees not only what is in front of us, but what it is like, what it seems to teach, or reveal. All... Continue Reading

Yes, the future can be frightening. But God rules and reigns over it. While we don’t know what will happen, he does. And because he is a good God, we can trust our future to him. We can know that whatever happens is not outside his providence and control. No matter how challenging or difficult or... Continue Reading

God has not forgotten you. He has engraved you on the palms of his hands (Isaiah 49:15–16). He will never fail you or forsake you. He will walk with you through every dark valley. The God who has numbered every hair on your head and knows every sparrow that falls to the ground is aware... Continue Reading

Or as James warns us (James 4:4): “Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.” Yep, no one knows what tomorrow will bring. Yet most folks live as if they will live forever. Sure, we hopefully... Continue Reading

Are we living under God’s curse or should we expect it in another time? What do you see? Fathers and mothers butchering their own children to death, the state supporting it, homosexuality flourishing, wise becoming fools in their promotion of folly and sin, God’s order being hated, idols worshipped, the deity of Christ rejected. Such... Continue Reading

Dear pastor or elder, your congregants need to know that you don’t share everything with your wife. Trust can quickly disappear otherwise; and, your wives need to be protected from carrying unnecessary burdens. We are shepherds of the church–and of our spouses. Let us be wise in fulfilling our callings and responsibilities. Ask yourself a... Continue Reading