A legalistic or self-interested approach to cultivating sexual purity in your children does not work because moralism and legalism both feed the flesh (1 Cor. 6). You cannot feed the flesh and domesticate it at the same time. “Just say no, and be a good kid,” is not a Christian approach to sexuality. We do... Continue Reading

Preaching Jesus means preaching the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If theology does not matter, then what Jesus do we actually preach? Faithful theology and saving grace are not at odds with one another, because as Paul puts it, we are either redeemed by the pure and true gospel of Jesus Christ or we are not redeemed at... Continue Reading

Depravity is nothing new.  It’s been resident in the hearts of humans since the fall of Adam.  It’s been under the sleeves all along, the sleeves of social stigma and religious conformity. The answer is not a return to long sleeves any more than the answer to the flashing oil light on the dashboard is... Continue Reading

“Christians don’t understand how physical, psychological, and spiritual realms interrelate because Satan muddies the boundaries. Many of our troubles are caused because we think a problem is spiritual when it is physical or we think a problem is physical when it is emotional or spiritual (p. 207-208).” D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in The Christian Warfare  ... Continue Reading

“When we think of submission, we often think in terms of ruling and overruling, of conflict and wielded authority. I want to encourage you to think of obedience and submission differently in this context. Certainly, it does mean that when sin is evident, when you are in need of confession and repentance, you ought to... Continue Reading

“Today, such miraculous events seem rare and, when we do hear reports of miracles, many Christians are skeptical. At the very least, we feel there’s something different about the way God worked in the Old and New Testament periods and the way he works today. This raises a valid question: Why don’t we experience today... Continue Reading

“I have been blogging about child sex abuse scandal within SGM for about three years. Since that time, I and many others have waited for a notable evangelical leader who swims in the same waters as Mahaney to be a Nathan among the Davids. So you will excuse us if we are not very moved... Continue Reading

“When I hear of brothers who are offended by the history of the PCA and almost act as if there is a conspiracy to hide that history it grieves me.  One reason is that I believe the pursuit of justice needs allies, not more critics.  Another is that it sometimes seems to me people pick... Continue Reading

“Paul persisted in evangelism and church planting even during times of persecution precisely because he know that God had already chosen particular people to salvation: “I endure everything for the sake of the elect that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 2:10).”   “It was pretty ornery preaching,” Huckleberry... Continue Reading

It is shocking to me how often an apparent disdain for a spouse is revealed moments after committing their lives solely to one another. It is one thing to get a playful laugh, but it is something far different to completely disrespect your spouse’s personhood in order to look victorious at feeding each other cake.... Continue Reading