Christianity
Our King Is Still on His Throne
Election seasons have a way of revealing where we have placed our hope. We follow the returns, consider the consequences, and wonder what the future holds for our children, our churches, and our country. Some of us feel encouraged. Others feel disappointed or afraid. As we reflect on the midterm elections, I want to offer…
The Pulpit and the Centrality of the Preached Word
Every room teaches. Before anyone speaks, the space has already told you where to look and what to expect. A courtroom does this, and so does a classroom, and so does the kitchen where a family gathers around the same table night after night. A church sanctuary is no exception. Whether its arrangement was planned…
MacArthur and Sproul – Two Pastor-Theologians I Really Miss
I sure do miss these two guys. They both finished well by the grace of God, and I pray that I will too.
What Can I Do?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…