As amazing as A.I. is and as impressive the panoply of papers, pictures, and videos it can put out, it is still a “dumb idol” and a “dumb stone” as the prophet puts it. It is no more than a machine that has been programmed to emulate a human being, and it does not have... Continue Reading

We should not let the skepticism of our age rob us of properly lauding heroes from an earlier age. If we aren’t careful, we will find ourselves denying the supernatural altogether and wondering if God is too good to be true. In the end, the way to read martyr stories like those of Perpetua and... Continue Reading

Recognized (ordained) leaders—pastors, teachers, elders, deacons—set the pace in teaching the Word, discipling the immature, and extending mercy to those in need. And by setting the pace, leaders motivate, recruit, train, and deploy all the members of the body, each with his or her own gifting from God’s Spirit, to engage in ministries of speaking,... Continue Reading

Not too long ago no one was talking about ADD or ADHD, but now we have zillions of children being put on various drugs for what might or might not just be basic behavioural issues that most kids go through…The gist of the book is this: Loftus does not say we must either embrace pop... Continue Reading

The advocates of assisted suicide sell it to the public using stories of people suffering extreme physical pain. But the truth is far more complicated. As Michael Brendan Dougherty points out, according to “surveys of people who choose assisted dying, the majority are not in severe pain or suffering a present horror; they are fearful... Continue Reading

All Christians are called to garden work, and pastors are called to model it—to labor diligently like farmers as we cultivate the health of the saints under our care. (2 Tim. 2:6). Our churches are “God’s field” (1 Cor. 3:9). This simple truth should reorient the way all Christians view the church. Are you cultivating... Continue Reading

It takes a certain level of wisdom to see the pain as a means for joy. We must see the trials we endure as the means by which God shows us we are truly dependent on Christ. When all else is stripped away, all we have is Christ. What is our only comfort, or joy,... Continue Reading

We live in a world vandalized by the fall into sin.  Things are breaking down.  We’re breaking down.  Not just me, but all of us are terminal cases.  Right now, if everything is clear in your mind and God’s grace enables you, you can take hold of Christ and believe.  He holds on to you,... Continue Reading

The strength of a mother’s grief does not establish that her child had become her god. Weariness does not, by itself, reveal an idol of comfort. A person who longs for companionship may need the church to draw near. Sin can be present alongside suffering, but we must understand what we are addressing. Otherwise, we... Continue Reading