Some trifle with God by holding, practically, if not theoretically, that there will not be rewards for virtue, nor punishment for sin, that one end will come alike to all, that whatever the dignity or the degradation of character may be, we shall all go to the same place, and sleep there in oblivion, or... Continue Reading

Just because we may not see the glory of the Lord that our work points to right now doesn’t mean we won’t one day. Our chief end is not productivity or congratulations, but instead to glorify God and enjoy him forever, and this currency is one we can receive no matter the type of work... Continue Reading

We will always face political and cultural upheaval. Will we walk by faith in the midst of it? Christians in Rome woke up on June 19, AD 64 to find their city burning but their faith secure. Their calling had not changed and neither has ours; the righteous will live by faith.    “Besides this,... Continue Reading

We practice awareness of our own weakness that we might simultaneously practice awareness of the Spirit’s presence. This is what prayerlessness is, essentially—forgetfulness of God. We don’t pray more often because we too often think, “I’ve got this.” But the power that effective prayer has is nothing and nobody less than the Holy Spirit of... Continue Reading

How is it possible, for a man who calls himself a Roman Catholic, to support ending the lives of innocent unborn babies in the womb that have a heartbeat and can feel pain? How can a man who says he is “personally” against abortion, support the 1973 Roe vs Wade Supreme Court ruling that has... Continue Reading

“And what do you think the other saints up there thought of our brethren’s death? Why, doubtless, they welcomed them with gladsome acclamations; and all through the golden streets they ran, and cried, “More pilgrims are come to town! More pilgrims are come to town! More redeemed ones have come home!” And the Lord Jesus... Continue Reading

Over the course of the 20th Century, capitalism moulded the ordinary person into a consumer. Kerryn Higgs traces the historical roots of the world’s unquenchable thirst for more stuff.   The notion of human beings as consumers first took shape before World War One, but became commonplace in America in the 1920s. Consumption is now... Continue Reading

If the GOP is to have a future outside the fever dreams of internet trolls, we have to call out falsehoods and conspiracy theories unequivocally. We have to repudiate people who peddle those lies.   Eugene Goodman is an American hero. At a pivotal moment on January 6, the veteran United States Capitol Police officer single-handedly... Continue Reading

The mystery of Christ’s incarnation, the wonder of the hypostatic union of the divine and human natures in the person God-Man are high and holy things, the depths of which theologians and faithful pastors have spent lifetimes sounding. The truth (as the Second Helvetic Confession says) that “Christ assumed human nature” was not “in order... Continue Reading

When we are tempted to trust in some particular person or political party to provide deliverance and security, we have a vain hope. The God who made heaven, and earth, the sea and all that is in them, is the One who provides deliverence and security for His people. This God has secured a city... Continue Reading