As Christians have become more worldly, we have forgotten that one of our main callings is to be light. And light, as Paul notes, has no fellowship with darkness. It exists to expose and embarrass darkness. When light joins in with dark, it ceases to be light and eventually becomes dark itself.   Passing The... Continue Reading

The glory and responsibility of begetting new persons—immortals who can know and enjoy God forever—is rightly reserved for the marriage bed. And it is a sin against God and man to try to redefine reality so that insurance will pay for more baby-selling.   Sodomy is not infertility. But money and ideology encourage pretending otherwise.... Continue Reading

James gives both a command and a promise: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Resistance begins with submission to God, refusing Satan’s lies and holding fast to Christ.   Perhaps you know the feeling, especially after watching a scary movie. The house is quiet, an... Continue Reading

“Give us today our daily bread…” (Matthew 6:11). This single sentence of prayer acknowledges the wisdom, power, and specific provision of God, for we not only believe that God will give us whatever we need for this day, but that He knows the unique composition of what that provision will look like…for this day.  ... Continue Reading

Let Scripture determine when you should speak and when you should be silent—not the will of the crowds. A people craving news cycles like entertainment need to be awoken with the clear message of a bloody cross, not by tryhard pundits with theological degrees.   Much has now been written about the ways that avoiding... Continue Reading

In the midst of all the sufferings, sorrows, pains, problems, weaknesses, and weariness of this world and in this body, let God’s people look forward with eagerness to the day when—though we currently bear the image of the man of dust—we shall bear the image of the heavenly Man.   And as we have borne... Continue Reading

Spirit-fruit is not manufactured in the pristine laboratory of our private prayer closet. The fruit of the Spirit is cultivated in the soil of messy relationships.   When you become a Christian, God the Holy Spirit takes up residence in your heart immediately, permanently, and completely. If you do not have the Spirit of Christ,... Continue Reading

By the Lord’s discipline, we persevere. By his strength we lift our drooping hands. Through his Fatherly chastisement, our souls are preserved, and our feet persevere in walking along paths of wisdom and righteousness. He is no earthly taskmaster, yelling at us, dangling the carrot of his promises just out of reach, then striking us... Continue Reading