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?
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
How to Determine Whether a Practice Is Biblical
Given the current cultural milieu, in which pluralism and relativism are becoming ever rampant problems, many Christians and churches struggle with how to apply the Bible to the many issues we face. Indeed, I often hear disagreements about whether or not a particular practice is Biblical, and it seems that a significant part of the … Continue reading How to Determine Whether a Practice Is Biblical
On Mocking John Piper
A clip from a recent address by John Piper from the live-streamed T4G conference has emerged and stirred quite the controversy on Twitter (surprise!). You can view it here. https://twitter.com/T4Gorg/status/1250580133506940929 If you don't want to take the time, Piper is giving his reasons for believing that complementarianism gives better grounds for the fight against spousal … Continue reading On Mocking John Piper
Why the Shelter-in-Place Order Does Not Equal Persecution of the Church
I have seen a few articles recently decrying the idea that the shelter-in-place mandate has shown that the American church has crumbled under persecution because the government is asking the church not to gather together for worship. There are those espousing that the government is violating our first amendment right and that this is leading … Continue reading Why the Shelter-in-Place Order Does Not Equal Persecution of the Church