Have you ever had the impression that God wants Christians to be holy, not happy? That spiritual growth is a duty rather than a delight? Psalm 1 says that’s just not true.
The first word...
We live between two epic events—in a meadow between two Mountains. Titus 2:11-14 says so. It's a Christmas text. And a prophetic text. And a Christian-living text. And it's under-appreciated.
Jesus' First, Gracious Appearance:...
If this year is the hardest year yet for thanksgiving, then let me suggest that it’s probably the best opportunity yet for you to magnify God’s worth by giving thanks to him. Hardships, in fact, provide the best occasion...
Your unrighteousness will damn you. But not as quickly as your righteousness. The enemy of your soul is both your unrighteousness and your own righteousness. As Christ said,“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but...
Take a mental Thanksgiving snapshot. What does it look like? For me, it's a cornucopia overflowing with vegetables (although I'm an unabashed carnivore). It's the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, complete with its giant, inflatable, pilgrim-duds-wearing turkey. It's NFL...
I recently read an excerpt from Paul Wolfe’s My God Is True! which provides an encouraging reminder of the importance and power of patient, long-term faithfulness in preaching the Word. Wolfe encourages preachers not to seek to “wow”...
As if our country weren't facing enough challenges with COVID-19 and the economic downturn it caused, racial tensions have again erupted. I say "again," because they never completely disappear, and perhaps they won't on this side of heaven;...
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Word nerds everywhere are grateful to Inigo Montoya for this profound statement. People use words they don't understand all...