Poverty Principles of Poverty, part 1 January 16, 2019 I have never met a Christian that didn't care about the poor. I'm sure they exist, but in my limited experience, they are thankfully few. But a recent dive into the book of
Internet The Internet's Gifts in 2018 January 02, 2019 While probably idiosyncratic and not very comprehensive, this seemed like a good day to reflect on some of the blessings God's brought my way through the internet. Though I love a good internet-bashing
disciple What is a disciple? December 19, 2018 As my eight-year-old self could have told you, if you kick the ball at the wrong goal, it doesn’t matter how accurate or hard the kick is. Likewise, if we aim to
gender dysphoria Gender Dysphoria and the Gospel December 05, 2018 If you are interacting with someone who is experiencing the distress of not feeling "at home" with their biological gender or if you have that experience yourself, it can be a
thanksgiving Keeping Christ in Thanksgiving November 21, 2018 In a couple of weeks, the arguments will begin again about keeping Christ in Christmas. Whether or not this is an argument you care about, I encourage you to consider keeping Christ in
Jesus is Coming Back November 07, 2018 As I write, many of our American readers are at the polls, casting votes in hope of God raising up those who will lead in the fear of the Lord. And without knowing
theology The Spirit and Union with Christ October 17, 2018 The great encouragement of the chapter comes at the end considers the implications of the Spirit's great work of uniting us to Christ and the centrality of Jesus to every aspect of our salvation.
spiritual disciplines Stop Living In The Moment October 03, 2018 We used to speak of the Tyranny of the Urgent. It is time for us now to also address the Tyranny of the Moment. Although backing this up statistically would be hard, my
Politics But who are we? September 19, 2018 In a new case of the tail wagging the dog, recent research indicates that Americans, whose political views were previously driven by their religious and ethnic identities, are now seeing those religious and
relationships What is encouragement? September 05, 2018 Everyone wants to be encouraging. No one wants to be discouraging. Which isn't to say that all of us are very good at it. The place to start (or restart) seems to be
Jan Hus Jan Hus on Roman Catholicism and Spiritual Authority August 17, 2018 In God's good providence, I found myself reading from Foxe's Book of Martyrs this morning and being amazed at the steadfast testimony of Jan Hus. This Czech priest, philosopher and leader in the
women Resources for Women August 15, 2018 After my last blog post (Fathering isn't easy but it is simple), I received a nice email from a reader asking for a similar article for mothers as well as some recommendations for
Family Being a father isn't easy, but it is simple August 01, 2018 This post is intended to be an encouragement to fathers and fathers-to-be. Sometimes it helps me to boil things down to their essence, to bypass long books and deep discussions to get to
prayer A Lesson from Travels July 18, 2018 I had the opportunity to travel to Asia recently in order to encourage and equip those proclaiming the gospel. As you might expect, those who came to study were greatly appreciative of my
Scripture Why We Need the Bible July 04, 2018 It's a question whose answer is often assumed rather than stated, so it's worth asking: Why do we need the Bible? The Greek church father John Chrysostom spoke powerfully on this question in
Predestination Election: A Useful Doctrine June 20, 2018 "Chosen people" is a phrase I hardly ever hear used in the church or Christian circles. Even in reformed churches who believe wholeheartedly the sovereignty of God in election, we tend
suffering Suffering, Scripture, Prayer June 06, 2018 When we think of Psalm 119, we might think "really long Psalm" or "acrostic song" (i.e., each section starts with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet) or
God's Promises Adjusting Our Grip on God's Promises May 16, 2018 No one would have called Jacob's life easy. To be sure, he sometimes made it harder than it needed to be but even then it was never a life given to comfort. Early
elders Thinking Wrongly About Leadership May 02, 2018 When we think wrongly about leadership in the church, the church suffers. Sometimes we make the wrong people leaders. Other times we distort the relationship between the church and her leaders. What follows
Be Satisfied With Your Church April 18, 2018 It seems like it's church conference season. Our family lately has benefited from watching addresses from the MLK50 and the Together for the Gospel conferences. We're also looking forward to being at a
Fear Fighting Fear with Fear April 04, 2018 In part 1, we saw how God-given faith is the right antidote to fear. In part 2, we saw how God's perfect love drives out fear. And in part 3, Proverbs showed us
Fear Fighting Fear - Proverbs 3:21-26 March 21, 2018 (This is the third installment in a short series. Click here for the first and second post.) (21) My son, do not lose sight of these-- keep sound wisdom and discretion, (22) and
Fear Fighting Fear - 1 John 4:15-21 March 07, 2018 (15) Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. (16) So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has
Fighting Fear: Psalm 56 February 19, 2018 “What are you so scared of?” With such a simple question, our tendency to and hatred of fear are thrown at us by every childhood taunt we can remember. Fear – the kind the
Florida Shooting A Meditation After Violence February 15, 2018 We are the problem, not the solution. We kill generations of children and somehow are able to be shocked when our children take the same attitude toward human life. We are the problem,
