Gentle Reformation

The cross, apart from a real understanding of sin, judgment, and hell, doesn't fully make sense—it remains fuzzy, sentimental, and incomplete. We have to reckon with the seriousness of our sin before we can understand why we so desperately need a Savior.

We cannot live holy lives without clear, deep, and robust theology. The Apostle Paul believed this. In 1 Timothy 1, Paul mentions various sins and adds, “and whatever else is contrary to sound

The lengthening evening shadows remind me that the summer days are drawing to a close. For us, this season has once again brought its bounty. Sunny days, punctuated by more rain than normal,

In 1 Peter 2:2–3, the Apostles Peter compares his readers to infants. Do you think of yourself as a spiritual infant? Indeed, you are helpless and need to be cared for.

When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, he focused them in on something extremely important for their everyday walk of faith: recognition and confession of sin. Jesus taught his disciples to pray,

My Heavenly Father, For they preach, but do not practice. May it never be that your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is seated on heaven's throne, should look down upon

The story in Acts 1:15–26 is often difficult to understand and easily left behind once the study of Acts gets underway. Nevertheless, last week I tried to explain why this story

Why would we ask God for things we already have? I can go into the kitchen and get clean and delicious water from my reverse osmosis tap. My pantry and refrigerator are filled

I don’t think there is anyone in Ireland who doesn’t know that County Mayo won the All-Ireland men’s Gaelic football cup on 26 July. Most people also seem to know the strange legend that claims Mayo couldn’t win before now.

In the United Kingdom, the order of succession to the throne does not follow the sequence you might expect. Unsurprisingly, the first in line is Prince William, the son of King Charles III.

When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, “Thy will be done,” he was not teaching them to ask for something that he himself didn’t entirely desire. Jesus wanted God’s will more

At first glance, Acts 1:15–26 is a puzzling passage. Luke devotes twelve verses to the replacement of Judas Iscariot! That is unexpected. Even more surprising is the method by which the

The full article appears on the Ligonier website here. To many, the idea of gentleness conveys a wimpy form of Christianity. Yet gentleness, the penultimate quality of the listed fruit that the Holy

During thirty-five years of pastoral ministry, one of the greatest plagues on men, marriages, and the church that I have seen is pornography. Porn is so prevalent that I have had to

Everyone's talking about how close to the original story is Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. A Black Helen of Troy! E. Page's male character! Massive speculation under the

Once a month twenty to thirty-some men and boys of all ages enter the fellowship hall with a book and Bible in one hand and breakfast food to share in the other.

Earlier this year, I was asked to give a series of historical talks on the Covenanters. After one of them, someone asked what would be the best and most accessible introduction to the

When I was growing up, my father was the type of guy who could fix anything. If something broke, he would head to the garage, open the toolbox, and begin looking for the

What companies have the most physical locations around the world? Would it surprise you that it’s not McDonald’s. It’s 7-Eleven. They have more than 86,000 locations across 19

At Marah, God makes bitter water sweet. It's a picture of what God continually does for his people—he makes bitter things sweet.