God’s Grace and Your New Year’s Resolutions
God gave you today. Yesterday can’t be changed. Tomorrow isn’t here yet. Today is what you have. So live it well.
Peace on Earth Among Those With Whom He is Pleased
One can imagine the vigilance of the shepherds that first Christmas evening. Tucked away in Judean hills, these men were just doing their job—protecting the …
Making Sense of Bible Software—Logos vs. Accordance
Special thanks to Dustin Battles for contributing this helpful review. Maybe you’ve thought about purchasing Bible software for yourself or for a friend this Christmas. …
Christmas Gifts: Which Is the Best Study Bible?
One of the greatest joys of my nascent pastoral ministry came around the holiday season. Our youth staff had been hammering, fruitlessly it seemed, for …
Ferguson: Moving On
Last week my newsfeed was filled with two very different kinds of posts (once you took out the baby pics and cat videos): Type 1: …
Exodus: Gods and Kings
On Friday, December 12, Sir Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings will debut in theaters nation-wide. The film is Hollywood’s latest attempt to turn the …
The Ecstasy of Sin
Like most thrills, this post is short. The video was originally created to portray the psychology of drug addiction. Yet it’s amazingly accurate at capturing the psychology …
Where to Start if You Don’t Feel Thankful
I want a well-prepared heart for thanksgiving this year, maximizing the benefit for me and my family. So I sat down to think it through …
Don’t Be on the Wrong Side of History
If you paid any attention to the now, essentially-completed culture war over gay marriage (we did not win, by the way), a great fear has …
Talking Turkey… And Other Thanksgiving Prep
The Bible calls itself “living and active” (Hebrews 4:12); it professes to “enlighten the eyes” and “make wise the simple” (Psalm 19:7-8). So it shouldn’t …