The Size of our problems and the Size of God (Part One)
Even after we have seen God work in clear and powerful ways, why do we find it so hard to trust Him... Read More
The High Cost of Low Choices
No one starts down the pathway toward immorality thinking, “You know, I really want to destroy my marriage today. I would love... Read More
Can You Sneak Out Of Church?
You casually hear another church member’s name in discussion and you realize, “I haven’t seen [that person] in ages.” You do a... Read More
Making Room for the Mission: Discipleship and Church Planting
To be “Christian” is to be a disciple (learner, apprentice, understudy) of Jesus Christ. We watch, learn, and then imitate. Jesus’ ministry... Read More
Ora…et Labora
Summer comes to a more-or-less official end this weekend with the celebration of Labor Day. The day is not so much about... Read More
“I Do All Things for the Sake of the Gospel…”
So said Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:23. And so we must agree with him. Still, I wonder whether this verse can sustain... Read More
The End of Evangelicalism As We Know It?
Those of you who know me know that I don’t like to self-identify as an evangelical. The label has some usefulness, of... Read More
What Is Forgiveness?
In the past few months I have encountered several conflicting ideas about forgiveness in unexpected counseling situations. Nor is the confusion confined... Read More
More Neo-Kuyperian than Biblical?
Back when I was in seminary, one of my professors used to warn us seminarians to be neither “more pious than Paul”... Read More
The Displeasures of God: Shenanigans of a Christian Masochist?
We’ve been hearing a lot of warnings these last few years about the coming persecution of Christians. And a look around the... Read More