Worshiping the Infinite and Intimate God
One day when my son Devon was about four years old, he was pondering God’s being. Not your typical four-year-old ...
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My Teen Is Sexually Active — What Can I Do?
What can Christian parents do if they discover that one of their children is living in serious sexual sin? Pastor ...
Expect Providence to Surprise You: Learning the Rhythm of God’s Ways
One year ago today, a novel coronavirus in China was just becoming news in the United States. On February 3, ...
For Low Moments in Ministry: Why Pastors Need Revival
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? (Psalm 85:6) My dear brother pastor, however ...
The Root of Beautiful Patience
God’s all-pervasive providence is the key that unlocks enduring patience. He is always working more good than we can ever ...
Reformed Theology in Full Harvest: The Story of the Westminster Confession of Faith
ABSTRACT: The theologians gathered in 1643 for the Westminster Assembly did not intend to write a new confession of faith. ...
Living the Miracle of New Life in Christ: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 9
We embrace, delight in, receive, live in, experience the miracle of being remade in Christ through our faith.Watch Now
Do My Sins Hinder My Prayers?
Peter tells us that a husband’s prayers are hindered if he dishonors his wife. Is this just a marriage principle, ...
Your Spouse Should Complete You: What It Means to Become One
When Christians think about the perfect marriage, we should not take our primary cues from romantic comedies. But we can ...
‘Holy, Holy, Holy’: Blazing Hope for the Ruins Around Us
What we need most in seemingly dark and gloomy times isn’t just a solution to our problems, but a fresh ...
Seek a Broken Heart for Sin
The triumphant, victorious Christian life is marked by a curious feature: it rarely feels triumphant or victorious. In the kingdom ...
Salvation Is the Decisive Work of God: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 8
Without our consent, without our approval, without our say, God decided to save his own.Watch Now
How Do I Talk to My Children About Sex?
God has given our children sex organs. They encounter these organs every day. As their organs develop, so should their ...
Is My Happiness Moral or Not?
Does the presence or absence of happiness say anything about us morally, or is happiness simply a nonmoral state of ...
‘This Is My Beloved Son’: A Father’s Glimpse into the Heart of God
I don’t remember which son I held first. In the chaos of the C-section, with doctors and nurses racing around, ...
Meaningful Lives in a Purposeful World: How Providence Changes Everything
In order to live with real hope in this world, you must have a view of reality that can bear ...
The Grace of Good Rebuke: How to Love with Hard Words
How we give and receive rebuke reveals more about us than we might first realize. When was the last time ...
Escaping the Fog of Triviality
In a culture filled with silliness and superficiality, seeing and savoring the providence of God protects our hearts from trifling ...
Were Saved, Are Saved, Will Be Saved: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 7
God has saved us. God is saving us. God will save us. All are true. All are necessary. All are ...
‘Whoever Is Ashamed of Me’: A Call to the Quietly Christian
The blush of embarrassment, the reddening cheek, have you ever wondered at the power of it? Our lives, when all ...
Has Porn Already Broken My Future Marriage?
Pornography distorts our souls. But with the transformation of the Holy Spirit and a hard, honest fight, there is still ...
Walk in His Providence: How God Opens Doors for You
When the master in Jesus’s parable gave talents to his servants and went away, two got busy multiplying their master’s ...
God, Give Us Teachers Like Jesus: Marveling at the Words of Christ
“No one ever spoke like this man!” Even his enemies had to admit it. Jerusalem was teeming with travelers during ...
Grace Intrudes on the Undeserving: Ephesians 2:4–7, Part 6
Grace loves to shine the brightest for the most undeserving and the most unable to save themselves.Watch Now
