Please note this list is written with no one person or scandal in mind. It is just meant to be a general composite of and commentary on what I’ve observed over many years of watching these kinds of scandals unfold. As we embrace true repentance and grace, may we also make sure we never minimize... Continue Reading

At the heart of this anti-historical present age, however, stands that great hero of our time: the sempiternal orgiast, the one who lives for the pleasure of the moment. Once the end of human existence was identified with happiness and happiness came to be identified with pleasure and pleasure came to be identified primarily with... Continue Reading

The problem in this system is that women didn’t create this currency. They have, however, learned how to build their bank account and spend their earnings in it. If a dictator takes over your world and changes the form of money from euros to won, eventually the savvy are going to start operating in won... Continue Reading

God is gracious to sinners. We might even say that God was gracious to enter into a covenant with righteous Adam (even though the Westminster Divines wisely decided not to speak this way) but we dare not allow the principle of grace to wipe out the principle of law nor ought we to mix the... Continue Reading

The book of Revelation is a picture book using vivid imagery to convey who Jesus is and what He has done. As our King, He appeared to wage war on sin and Satan, to “destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of... Continue Reading

Jesus did not give the Lord’s Prayer with the intention that it would be repeated mindlessly. When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we need to pray it thoughtfully, giving attention in our minds to its content. It is not a mantra to be repeated without the engagement of the mind or heart. It is an... Continue Reading

“…And therefore, seeing he had been a sufficiently holy sacrifice had he been offered up before the actual performance of these commanded duties in the law, it is manifest that these duties were not required unto the end alleged: but that, as he was made under the law for us, so all his actual obedience... Continue Reading

As the strength of a house’s foundation is proven when the wind comes, so the strength of the church’s foundation is tested when sin and struggle arise (and they will arise). A body rooted in the Word of Christ—and not in authenticity for authenticity’s sake—has a solid foundation upon which genuine love relationships can grow... Continue Reading

“When life gets confusing or when unexpected trials cut into our life or we feel the weight and weariness of our sin we can pray through God’s story. And like Habakkuk, we can watch, wait, hope, and rejoice in the God of our salvation.”   Scripture has instructed and formed my prayer life in a... Continue Reading

You would be shocked at how often single women push for their married friends to get divorced. “You haven’t seemed yourself in so long, we are just worried about you,” they often say. “We just want you to be happy. You deserve so much more.”   It is probably not the best to begin this... Continue Reading