Depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses are no more a sign of a weak spiritual life than kidney disease or nearsightedness. They are a reminder that we live in a fallen world that longs for God’s restoration and redemption. Here’s the fact about mental illness: it is no respecter of persons. All of us are... Continue Reading

In the realm of theology, I’ve watched friends and acquaintances develop a fascination with doctrinal edginess, error, or even full-out heresy. They knew the truth as the Bible proclaims it but wanted to add to their knowledge a thorough understanding of error. “I want to make sure I really understand him,” or, “I don’t believe... Continue Reading

Sometimes the culture is more friendly, sometimes more hostile, to us. But what we do does not change, nor do the basic needs of the people to whom we minister. It does not matter in any ultimate sense who controls the House or the Senate, who sits in the White House, or what confected micro-identity... Continue Reading

So is the damage this bill will cause. It is an assault on every Ontarian. It gets rid of “mother” and “father” in family law — mum entirely — to allow for a purely contractual relationship between up to four adult parents, and the children that are legally identified as theirs. The legislation is there to appease... Continue Reading

Most of what we experience as conflict in day-to-day life is the result of someone pricking our pride. We loathe feeling less-than or wrong. Our instinct is often to react in defensiveness rather than to accept that someone else could be right or have a better idea. But God’s Word says that kind of behavior... Continue Reading

Thus, while fascinated by the many factors that appear to have affected the result of the 2016 presidential race, I’m also trying to resist the need to have an easy explanation. Depending on the person, casting the result as wholly good or wholly disastrous may be comforting, but doing so simply does not reflect the... Continue Reading

Generosity might mean that I meet with the prodigal one more time, because I remember what it was like to roll around in the muck. It might mean saying no to some opportunity so that someone else can have a shot. This might mean giving someone a project that they haven’t earned the right to... Continue Reading

I am not going to rehash my previous articles on why evangelicals, Catholics, Orthodox, and virtually every other church outside of a subset of shrinking churches in the West, believe marriage is foundational and will never be simply something we can “agree to disagree” on. But I do find it fascinating to see organizations and... Continue Reading

God is not sitting nervously on the throne wondering whether people are going to make the right choice. He doesn’t think: “Oh no, they made the wrong choice, now on to plan B!” There is a higher throne and he is on that throne. He rules over all the thrones of this earth – whether... Continue Reading

Two weeks ago the Florida Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs. I did not feel the pain of the Bulldogs, not because I lack Christian compassion, but because they are Bulldogs and I am a Gator. Last week the Texas A&M Aggies put a big time beating on the Gators. The grief I felt was football... Continue Reading