My conversion was messy and dangerous. I lost friends and cultural capital. I did not lose my job because I was tenured, but I did have to go before my tenure board and explain what happened to me. That was fun. I was now despised by the people I loved, but one thing was clear—I was... Continue Reading

Edwards is not simply a towering intellect or a piercing theologian, he is a pastor concerned for his people, a father encouraging his children, a husband delighting in his wife, and a man battling to live by faith in God through seasons of intense joy mingled with deep sorrow. Marsden helps us see the three-dimensional... Continue Reading

In the desert, God appeared to Moses in a burning bush on Mount Horeb (also known as Mount Sinai) and commissioned him to return to Egypt, deliver the Hebrews, and bring them back to this very mountain…After the spectacular escape from Egypt, Moses, by God’s leading, brought the people to Mount Sinai. There God established... Continue Reading

Like Charlie Kirk who preceded Voddie’s ascent to glory by days, Voddie was preaching the good news. To do this meant that he had to endure suffering—both physical and relational. It cost him a great deal to be faithful. And yet, such fidelity reflects his all-consuming commitment to God’s Word. From the days when he... Continue Reading

The beauty of Erika Kirk forgiving that young man is not because she’s so noble, so smart, so above everyone else. I am certain she’d say she’s not any of those things. I am sure she’d express her need for Jesus along with everyone else. The beauty of this act of forgiveness is because it... Continue Reading

He fought for the life of abortion-minded mothers, demonstrating from bitter experience and stubborn statistics that abortion is always harmful…He fought for the life of gender-confused youth, imploring them to accept their biological destiny as a good gift from a wise and loving Creator…By word and example he fought for the institution of marriage, urging... Continue Reading

If a man reserves his strongest words only for outsiders, it is not courage at all. Prophets did speak to the nations, but they saved their heaviest blows for the idols closest to home, and they bore the cost. When the fiercest edge cuts elsewhere, it is not prophetic steadfastness but crowd-pleasing performance. Catering to... Continue Reading

Charlie is gone, but his example leaves us no excuse. We’ve seen what happens when a culture builds on sand. We’ve also seen what one man, filled with conviction and grounded in the Gospel, can accomplish in just 13 short years.   History is marked by moments when the world changes overnight. May 25, 2020—the... Continue Reading

The Holy Spirit gives gifts to all believers, and empowers all to serve (1 Corinthians 12:7,11; 1 Peter 4:10-11). No believer is insignificant. No God-given ministry is irrelevant.  No sacrifice for Christ is inconsequential.   Don McClure was a missionary in Eastern Africa from 1928 until 1977, when he was shot and killed by militants... Continue Reading

What can the living do?  One thing the Bible does say is that we are to love our enemies.  This does not mean we must have good feelings toward them, or to plead for a non-capital punishment.  It does mean that we can preach the gospel to them, and pray that God will grant them... Continue Reading