When we come before God, we must remember two simple facts—who He is and who we are. We must remember that we’re talking to the King, the Sovereign One, the Creator, but we are only creatures. If we will keep those facts in mind, we will pray politely. We will say, “By Your leave,” “As... Continue Reading

The people who think the world was created in six days six thousand years ago are Just. Plain. Wrong. That is not what happened. By hinging their beliefs in Jesus, their sense of meaning in life, and their connections with the past on this ludicrous cosmogonical error, creationists are doing more and deeper damage to the life... Continue Reading

Indeed, if you only read modern (post 19th-century) texts, it would rightly seem these are three viable options, not heresies. But I beg to differ. Worldview matters. And if we don’t reach back before the 19th century, back to the Bible itself, the Westminster divines, and the Puritans, we will limp along, defeated. Yes, the... Continue Reading

Perhaps these numbers should not be too much of a surprise given the fact that there is a war against boys in primary and secondary education with teaching styles and learning environments primarily focused on the advancement of girls and punitive to boys, over 20% of young boys labeled “ADHD,” the increase in single moms raising boys and the... Continue Reading

If you know someone has a problem with you go to him. Humble yourself. Try to see your sin. Listen to him. Don’t be defensive.  If you see your sin ask forgiveness. If you can’t see it, don’t write him off – tell him you want to see your sin, that you’ll pray about it... Continue Reading

The evidence throughout the history of revelation is the same: Songs of lament, thanks, or praise are the ongoing response to divine acts and perfections. When God acts in judgment or deliverance, his people reply in lament, thanksgiving, or praise, as befits the situation. The Lord is not only great, but “greatly to be praised”... Continue Reading

In contrast, I’ve found deep comfort watching the overcoming faith of my limping friends enduring seasons of brokenness or loss. And I admit that I too have circumstances in my life that others may find uncomfortable, causing them to want to distance themselves from me. Whatever the loss, these struggles are not denials of God’s... Continue Reading

Christ purchased glory for all he came to save. He did so as the anti-typical, last Adam. He suffered to take care of the justice of God and his obedience-unto-death got him exalted, entering into glory, and all those who are his will enter into glory as well. The last Adam takes his seed where... Continue Reading

In the 17th century there was a great assembly of highly educated men. They met in the Jerusalem chamber of the Westminster Abbey in London to set down in words the attainments of the Reformation. And they agreed with the common people—the Bible really does say that the work of creation was God’s making “all... Continue Reading

In most uses of the word, however, we are told to meditate on the teaching, the works, or the person of God. Never, however, is there a clear case in which the meditation is mantra-based. Biblical examples of meditation are focused on the content of our minds.   Ten degrees, below zero. Bitter wind chills.... Continue Reading