Sin does not eliminate the mind’s remarkable capacities. It distorts their orientation. Fallen humanity remains capable of discovering truths about the world while remaining resistant to the God who created the world. Intellectual brilliance and spiritual blindness can exist side by side because the deepest issue is not cognitive ability but spiritual allegiance. The lesson... Continue Reading

If Scripture is right, no political system can solve mankind’s deepest problem The Reformers understood that sin had not merely damaged humanity but had corrupted every faculty of our being. We still bear God’s image and remain capable of astonishing courage, creativity, generosity, and sacrifice. But we are also fallen.   As New York’s mayor... Continue Reading

In this morally upside-down world, racism and Islamophobia are worse crimes than the sexual exploitation of children. The gangs that have been operating in Britain have deep ideological and cultural roots shaped by Islam, including Sharia law. While most Muslims are law abiding and many imams have condemned these gangs, the scale of abuse is... Continue Reading

Christ’s warning to Ephesus is severe: “If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent” (Rev. 2:5). The lampstand represents the church’s role as a bearer of divine light in a dark world. Removal of the lampstand signifies the loss of the church’s witness and spiritual vitality.... Continue Reading

The death of Abraham teaches us a vital lesson about the kingdom of God: God’s plans are always bigger than any single individual. Abraham was a giant of the faith, but he was ultimately just a steward of a promise that existed before him and would continue long after him. When Abraham died, the promise... Continue Reading

Surrogacy operates in a legal grey area in most states, without laws banning or explicitly allowing the practice. Those states that do have laws are highly permissive. While background checks, or at the very least a mental health screening, are often required for surrogate mothers, Virginia is the only state to require any sort of... Continue Reading

Jesus Christ is the Savior King who came to redeem us to God through His death and resurrection so that we might join His mission to gather His people from among the nations. Though we may face resistance, hardship, and even persecution, we are assured of God’s presence, His power, and His ultimate triumph. Matthew... Continue Reading

God will not be looking for loopholes to escape a covenant promise. He will not change his mind when he has given his word. In fact, it is who God is that keeps his people safe in him. There are too many times that our behavior does not deserve faithfulness, yet God does not change... Continue Reading

Jesus was a Jew, a physical descendant of Abram. Yet he came to earth not only for the Jewish people. Jesus died for the sins of all who believe, whether Jewish or not. He rose again, for the price was paid. Notably, many Jewish people who did not trust in Jesus would not be blessed... Continue Reading

It is clear the efforts of the Old School wing of the PCA to clean house, sharpen our theology, and clarify our constitution are bearing fruit. Progressives and feminists in the PCA are showing an increasing discomfort and sending up overtures attempting to restore their lost latitude. Their efforts are not succeeding.   PCA Moderator... Continue Reading

Sartre’s greatest impact on America was during the postwar years, especially during the 1960s, but his ideas influenced a number of radical cultural movements that followed. For example, his moral and cultural relativism helped open the door to the sexual revolution. Not coincidentally, Sartre was himself a serial womanizer. His attack on the idea of fixed... Continue Reading

The Episcopal Church in America was never very large, like Methodism or Baptists, but it was, as The Post noted, prestigious beyond its numbers and occupied a unique niche in American Christianity. For that reason, although its decline will continue, it may outlast other Mainline Protestant denominations.   The Episcopal Church is selling or leasing... Continue Reading

Like Pharaoh, we deserve God to harden our hearts and hand us over to our sin. But God in his grace – his undeserved favour – cuts away and frees the hearts of his people from their rebellion, and gives them new hearts.   Superficiality is the enemy of humanity. Prizing beautiful bodies over beautiful... Continue Reading

To be a human is to depend on other people. There is no escaping this fact. You are born dependent. You will die dependent. This is not a failure on your part. This is not a flaw. This is a glorious design by God! Do not feel ashamed for depending on your family and friends... Continue Reading

While we were excited about all that AI could do just a year ago, now we’ve coined the term “AI slop” and lament the “AI gloss” detectable in its pictures and written work. Maybe what Paul is saying explains this reaction. Someone could use AI to produce a “new” Rembrandt or maybe a “new” piece... Continue Reading

Death is coming for us all. But be encouraged. God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation. Let us live ready to meet the Lord, with faith working in love.   Death reminds us what matters most. It jolts us out of our routines and shakes us awake from our lethargic slumber.... Continue Reading

We think we show our love for God by doing all the things. Well, if we love him, we do obey him. But we don’t show love for him by abusing ourselves in his service; we plan regular times of refreshment, of enjoying his presence and the beauty of where he has placed us in... Continue Reading

“This decision was not reached lightly. Unfortunately, several of our players have refused to wear the scheduled Pride Night jersey and the club decided that hosting the event is more important than forcing players to wear jerseys they are not comfortable with and playing the game,” the team wrote in a statement.   A minor... Continue Reading

We often evaluate God’s faithfulness according to immediate circumstances. When prayers remain unanswered, suffering continues, or difficulties persist, we are tempted to conclude that God has forgotten his promises. The resurrection challenges that conclusion. The disciples believed Good Friday was the end of the story. Easter morning revealed that God’s providence had been accomplishing something... Continue Reading

There are at least three good reasons not to stay in my comfort zone:  God wants me to grow, mature and to be tested and made stronger. Going beyond my comfort zone will produce this.     My comfort zone may be the place where I am now, unless I’m presently being stretched. To stay... Continue Reading

That’s the question every follower of him answers every morning, in the face of every temptation, every conflict, every constricting pressure to compromise, with a resounding yes.  What’s your answer?  If at times this week the answer has been no, God is inviting us to examine ourselves this morning, to see Jesus again, to come... Continue Reading

We as a society now are thoroughly technological. Our increasing capacity to manipulate and even to seemingly remake nature is essential to our pursuit of self-glorifying autonomy. The capacity to act more efficiently, to modify ever-more around us, to produce greater with less work, these all plant an assumption of constant progress in our minds.... Continue Reading

God uses suffering to break us of self-dependence and bring us to rely on Him. He helps us learn that He alone can bear the full weight of our pain, and give us strength and life when we feel only weakness and death. Jesus said, “Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).  ... Continue Reading

I have worn eyeglasses since the 8th grade. I put them on as I rise from bed and take them off when I turn out the light at night. I set them “continually before me.” Everything is seen through those lenses, and therefore, everything is clear. The presence-centered man or woman does the same.  ... Continue Reading

This year continued a several year trend of encouragement. The GA continues to do good work to strengthen the PCA, and give us cause for great optimism.   This week was the 53rd General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Over 2,000 Teaching and Ruling Elders joined in Louisville, Kentucky, to do... Continue Reading

We’re to be set apart, totally holy, totally different not in some areas but in every area of life.  Our lives are meant to be so inexplicably different, such a conundrum, to those around us that they can’t help but eventually ask us why?     How do we reach the world around us for... Continue Reading

The king gets off his throne and sits in dust. There is a decree issued for humans and animals to fast and cry out to God. The message of the Lord has had an impact on the city. And God relents.     “Can I have another go?” is an often-used phrase in our house... Continue Reading

God honors persistent prayer. It doesn’t mean he’s always going to eventually grant it. That’s not the point. The point is for us to remain steadfast, to remember his promises, to know that he is God even when we’ve lost a ring. He tells us to keep asking, so we will—even if it never happens. ... Continue Reading

Abram would be identified with God to such an extent that what people do to him, they are seen as doing to God himself. Abram would be God’s representative, if you like, as if he was in God’s family. However you treat Abram is how you treat God. Does that idea sound familiar to you?... Continue Reading

One of the humbling things about a bad morning is how quickly it reveals what is really in me. I can blame the time, the lack of sleep, and even the messy house. And those things are a pain, they really are, but I’m sure they don’t create impatience out of nothing. Instead they draw... Continue Reading