Are Our Standards for Sexual Purity Too High for Pastors?
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He Died to Have Her: The Stubborn Love of Definite Atonement
What happened for you at the cross? Jesus died for my sins, many might rush to say (and rightly so). ...
Seize the Day’s Interruptions
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself” sounds, to any Christian, like a grand and noble calling. Jesus’s words can ...
Do Not Trust Your Anger
The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1:20) Our world, including our Christian circles, gives ...
My Suffering Feels Meaningless — What Can I Do?
Sometimes pain seems meaningless, but in Christ, every millisecond of your suffering is producing for you an eternal weight of ...
Who Do You Say That She Was? The Legends of Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene is, I believe, the most misunderstood and historically distorted of Jesus’s followers recorded in the New Testament. Consider ...
Why Do We Thank God for Our Love? Ephesians 1:15–16, Part 2
When you look at your life and notice greater devotion to Christ, greater obedience to his word, greater love for ...
How Can I Love God More Than My Boyfriend?
As a couple’s affection for one another deepens, how can they make sure they are loving God more than each ...
Paralysis Was His Good Plan: How Predestination Changed My Suffering
“Your broken neck is no accident, Joni. God has an amazing plan for your life.” Christian friends said something like ...
Why Jesus Was Not a Woman
God became a man, and not a woman. Jesus was a son, not a daughter; a brother, not a sister. ...
How to Transform Theology into Praise: Ephesians 1:15–16, Part 1
Do you still pray for God to show you more of himself? No matter what you have seen so far, ...
Nothing Is for Nothing: Accepting Loss and Finding Peace
I brace myself as I walk into the house and hold the door frame. It’s a tiny step, if you ...
Worse Than We Think: What Total Depravity Is (and Is Not)
The doctrine of total depravity is widely misunderstood. It is almost as important to know what it does not mean ...
Is My Suffering a Correction for Sin?
When trials come, how can I know whether God is calling me to patiently endure, or whether he wants me ...
The Safety of Yesterday’s Wars: How to Avoid the Fiercest Battles
“If you faint in the day of adversity,” the king instructed his son, “your strength is small” (Proverbs 24:10). No ...
How Do We Get Tricked into Sinning?
When we obey sin, we obey a liar, a deceiver, a murderer. Sin is a slave master who tricks his ...
Calvinism in One Point: The Often-Forgotten Story of TULIP
If the word Calvinism means anything to you, then the acronym TULIP likely has been planted in your theological vocabulary. ...
The Reformed Home: Learning from Family Worship in Protestant England
ABSTRACT: The English Reformation of the sixteenth century not only brought about a reformation of doctrine, but it also promoted ...
Why Is God’s Pursuit of Praise Not Conceited? Ephesians 1:11–14, Part 13
How could God be loving and do everything he does for his own praise?Watch Now
How Does TULIP Make You Feel? A Missing Thread in Reformed Theology
Less mature Christians may grimace at the so-called “doctrines of grace” like children frown at sushi. They do so, however, ...
Why Did Demons Ask Jesus for Pigs?
When Jesus comes, he brings deliverance, freedom, grace, and power. But some people prefer what life is like without him.Listen ...
Our Afflictions Are So Many: A Strange Promise for the Strangest of Years
Taste and see, especially in bad times, that the Lord is good. Trust him against all odds. Lean on him, ...
You Can Lead Family Worship: Common Hurdles Fathers Can Overcome
Dads, don’t give up on leading your families in worshiping Jesus. As difficult as it was to have our church ...
Introducing the ‘Institutes’: A Guide to Reading Calvin’s Classic
John Calvin (1509–1564) is one of those historical figures people have strong opinions about — sometimes even when those opinions ...
