...The most subversive thing we can do is exist as the kingdom of God amid the kingdom of man. This was Jesus and Paul’s main political action. They came announcing a new way and a new community.

The idea of immutability is very hard for us to understand, perhaps more so than the idea of eternity or infinity. How can ever-changing creatures such as us grasp the idea of “changelessness”?

...Many Christians these days no longer fear God, and many are quick to compromise on what the Word of God teaches. They dilute the Word to fit with what the world preaches. Sin is no longer rejected...

When we are in the throes of suffering, sin, or trials of any kind, we so often forget the power of God and the power of remembering.

Where is God when we suffer greatly?

None of us needs another excuse to skip our church’s prayer meeting. We have more than enough...What we need instead are a few reasons for going. I’ve listed five below. I hope they motivate you to...

And while it can feel helpless to contemplate my anxiety, I am not helpless to address it the best I can. Here are three things I’m reminding myself in this new season of being anxious for nothing...

Since the last half of the Twentieth Century we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of headlines focusing on the “right-to-die” or euthanasia issue. (Euthanasia means “good death.”)

...In sum, responding with an attitude of Joy as you face overwhelming trials will only be possible by a correct perspective of your faith in God.

...Since we live in an age marked on all sides by anger, grievance, and resentment, including among Christians, it’s especially helpful to step back and listen to Jonathan Edwards’s wisdom on this topic.

...To take a single Marxist exhortation to share wealth and then in turn argue that communism is thus comparable to Christianity is the height of folly.

How do we care for both the immaterial and material needs of adopted children?

...Our heavenly citizenship signifies that our first allegiance belongs to Jesus and that we live for Him rather than put all our efforts into obtaining what the world offers.

What can we learn from this passage in John 21 and why is it such an appealing encounter with Jesus?

The Bible tells us that sound doctrine can be known. Today doctrine is often downplayed in favor of ecumenical unity, evangelism, social work projects, and other pragmatic goals.