As I was reflecting on Psalm 92 this morning and the benefits of thanksgiving, a pastor friend texted me with a simple, honest request:“Please pray for God to speak a word to me about staying in the p...  Read More

"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes an...  Read More

In recent years a clear trend has emerged in some Christian circles that not only downplays penal substitutionary atonement but, in some cases, effectively denies it.Books, podcasts, and popular teach...  Read More

“Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.” 2 John 1:12John had important things t...  Read More

“So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among...  Read More

“You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.” Isaiah 22:11Jerusalem was under threat. The enem...  Read More

“I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, drink, and be drunk with love!” Song of Solo...  Read More

“No! Go, the men among you, and serve the Lord, for that is what you are asking.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.” Exodus 10:11In a dramatic standoff between Pharaoh and Moses in Exo...  Read More

“Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.” Philemo...  Read More

In our hyper-connected age, we can speak to people on the other side of the world in an instant. Yet thoughtful voices are naming what many feel: a crisis of meaning. Despite more ways to connect than...  Read More

“Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all peo...  Read More

“You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.” Psalm 4:7David wrote these words in a time of distress. Enemies were slandering him, circumstances looked bleak, an...  Read More