What can I do? I don’t have a large platform to reach the masses. I don’t even have a small platform. I don’t have incredible spiritual giftings. I'm not even sure if I have any unique spiritual giftings. What am I to do? The life and death of Charlie Kirk and Voddie Baucham have inspired … Continue reading What Can I Do?
Mixed Feelings
I am confused. My heart is full of joy and full of sorrow. I feel the entanglement of my sin running through me like a fast-growing vine, yet I feel the refreshing cleansing of the blood of Your Son running over my soul, reminding me that I am forgiven. I sense your presence, but I … Continue reading Mixed Feelings
Time to Rejoice, Pray, Discern, and Proclaim
It is time to rejoice. It is hard to believe that God has broadcast the gospel to a hundred million people—including some of the most powerful people in the world. This would have been the last thing we would have expected just a few years ago. It is nothing less than the mighty hand of … Continue reading Time to Rejoice, Pray, Discern, and Proclaim
A Better Resting Place
If God promised Abraham the land of Israel as an everlasting possession (Gen. 17:8), then the land of Cannan was not the land God had in mind. One, Abraham never owned any of that land. According to the Scriptures, Abraham died in faith without receiving the promise (Heb. 11:13). Two, because of the curse, this … Continue reading A Better Resting Place
What Love Is This?
Perfect love—Can it Be? Can love even exist in an evil world full of darkness, hate, and selfishness? Who among us is even worthy of love? Are we not thoroughly corrupt? Do we not deserve eternal punishment? Have we not despised God and His laws? Have we not turned away from His way and sought … Continue reading What Love Is This?
Time with Jesus
There is no substitute for spending time with Christ Jesus. If we desire to be useful for the Master, we do not need formal education. The apostles were uneducated men but bold in their gospel witness (Acts 4:13). Though they were common men, they were used mightily by God because they had been with Jesus … Continue reading Time with Jesus
A CAUTIONARY TALE
I wonder if Demas decided to leave the ministry in his pursuit of the world in a moment or if it was a slow, gradual decision. Demas had once been a great help to Paul (Phil. 1:24). He had once been a servant to the church. He had once confessed to love Christ. But something … Continue reading A CAUTIONARY TALE
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
We have been born again unto a living hope, for we have been given an eternal “inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven” (1 Pet.1:4). What kindness that has already been bestowed upon us in this life is just a foretaste of the glorious riches reserved for us in the life to … Continue reading THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Doubting Thomas Indeed: A Quick Response to Edward Feser
I am thankful that Edward Feser read my book. Feser is an accomplished Catholic Thomistic scholar. I would have never guessed he would read my book. Here is a quick response to his critique. First, Feser said: “Johnson attributes to Aquinas the view that God “does not have any potencies,” which, he says, makes it … Continue reading Doubting Thomas Indeed: A Quick Response to Edward Feser
Aquinas: Not Among the Protestants
This article is taken from Appendix 1 in my book, The Failure of Natural Theology. Also see my other book, Saving Natural Theology from Thomas Aquinas at freegracepress.com. And until the end of the week, enter discount code: "Aquinas" for 25%. Thomas of Aquino was a member of the heretic hunters: the Dominicans. The Dominicans were … Continue reading Aquinas: Not Among the Protestants