It’s possible that sometime in your life things will totally fall apart and you will feel that you have nothing left. Let me tell you, there are two things that God will never take away. God will never take away the gospel. In the most difficult days of your life you still stand before God... Continue Reading

Recently it is has been said that anyone who does not love God above everything else is not a Christian. This is not quite right. Christians are those who, despite the reality that they did not love have been lavishly loved by God and who, now, by God’s grace, are learning to love God with... Continue Reading

It is in the chaos where I see his grace at work. I see his glory on display and am humbled. But above all, he gives me peace that is beyond comprehension (Phil 4.7). Gospel peace. Peace from knowing that he rules and reigns over all things. Peace from knowing that no detail of my life... Continue Reading

We must be careful not to bless God with our tongues, while at the same time calling down curses upon men and women made in God’s image, no matter how they may be dressed. We must seek to know, to understand and to speak to all people as human beings of dignity and worth –... Continue Reading

That’s partly why God gave you a wife, a helper fit for you (Gen. 2:18). Her comments—both encouraging and constructive—consistently come from a heart of love. More than anyone besides Christ himself, she wants you to succeed, to be useful in the kingdom, to flourish, to rejoice, to grow in holiness, and to increase in... Continue Reading

“Western feminism settles for nothing less than a top to bottom reinventing of marriage, femininity, and motherhood. Honorable endeavors like opposing sex-selective infanticide, pornography, or ritual female genital mutilation are scarcely what occupy the concerns of today’s feminism.”   As a fourth grader, I filled my role as Vice President of our elementary school bank... Continue Reading

“When it comes to studying the actual consistency of Scripture, it’s not long before we have to deal with allegations that the Bible is full of contradictions. This can be devastating to the Christian faith, because we know that if the Bible has real contradictions, it’s not a consistent account, and if it’s not a... Continue Reading

In his little book, Grace: The Truth, Growth, and Different Degrees, Christopher Love, gives ten marks of an immature believer. He does this not to shame but in order to spur on towards growth in Christ. I’ve updated and summarized these. I’ve also put them into a Jeff Foxworthy-esque “You Might Be A…” format.  ... Continue Reading

“The significance of light goes beyond its mention in the account of creation and in the description of the restored garden. Light is also significant in how it communicates the arrival of the Redeemer and the Redeemer’s commission.”   Light is an extremely significant motif in Scripture. We first read of it in Genesis 1:3... Continue Reading

Last week, three very different events reminded me of the problems. A recently disgraced former minister reappeared, ready for the conference circuit. An influential ministry brand published a new creed, seeing the liturgy of the church as a yet untapped area for product placement. And remember when I averred that parts of Protestant evangelicalism seemed... Continue Reading