Is Your Doctrine of the Trinity Novel?
Listen to the living voices of the dead. If we do, we might just rediscover something intimate, immensely old.
C.S. Lewis once lamented that “a great many of the ideas about God which trotted out as novelties today are simply the ones which real Theologians tried centuries ago and rejected.” Today, that trotting continues. It is now up to you to decide whether or not the church going forward will continue that trotting or... Continue Reading
On Aging Well
When our eyes are fixed on that beautiful country God promises to all who trust in him, age cannot deter us from radical joy.
The older, wiser Christians in my life are eager to see the world transformed by the redemptive power of the gospel. For them, the words of Jesus are not simply greeting card words, but rather, marching orders. It’s so refreshing to have friends in their seventies who are willing to start new things in an... Continue Reading
Do We Worship a Dead God or a Living God (A Few Words on Cosmic Conversations)
We enter into the divine discussion and interrupt the flow of the cosmic conversation only by the intercession of another.
My God died, but my God is not dead. My God was laid to rest, but he is earnestly at work. We all are standing outside the cosmic conversation, and in ourselves we have no hope of being heard in that divine discourse. Thanks be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that we have a friendly voice who... Continue Reading
My Favorite Benediction
Take comfort in the one who calls you, the one who is faithful, the one who himself will surely prepare you for heaven.
Paul writes that God is the one who calls them. He is the originator of their faith, bringing them out of darkness (1 Peter 2:9). And this same God who calls is faithful. He is sturdy and sure and unwavering. We do not have to guess whether he will continue to keep his promises—he will love... Continue Reading
The Most Lavish Promise of God? Immeasurable Joy in the Ages to Come
Jesus welcomes us not simply into a happy heaven but into the very experience of his own happiness.
The perfected theater of creation will be glorious, radiant with God. But the drama — the human experience of God in Christ — not the theater, will be foremost in magnifying the God of all-pervasive providence. And the unparalleled beauty and worth of the Lamb who was slain will be the main song of eternity.... Continue Reading
We Are Not Germs: The Case for Human Dignity
We came from somewhere significant and we are headed toward a destination of importance.
Rights granted on the basis of pure emotion ultimately unravel. What emotion gives, it can also take away. But if our human dignity is given by God and that is recognized by our culture, then we have fundamental human rights that inform how we treat other people. Several years ago, the mother of a... Continue Reading
Trading Glory For Shame
Our shame was never meant to be natural. It only became that when we exchanged God’s glory for a lie.
The shame of a life past is oftentimes compounded by the failures of yesterday, and even the battle you still wage today. But the light of Christ is brighter still. “Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame” (Genesis 2:25, CSB). That hasn’t been my experience. Healthy body image aside,... Continue Reading
Giving Sight to the Blind
God’s highest goal is change His people into the image of Christ.
I would suggest that it is arrogant and destructive at worst, uncharitable at best, for us to seek to definitively interpret the suffering of others. Jesus points us to a completely different paradigm. Back in the 1980’s when my wife and I were pursuing our Master’s degrees in music at Arizona State University, before... Continue Reading
Preparing For Perseverance
It’s easy to retweet James Coates’ courageous act; it’s more difficult to repeat it.
Though many of us young men are so quick to publicly criticize pastors who are unwilling to defy the government, how many of us are unwilling to privately defy Satan? For instance, how many of us are unwilling to fight against porn? Earlier this week, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Reforms announced James Coates was set... Continue Reading
Rain or Shine, He Showed Up
Love while you are still able, for, in due time, you will be at a funeral, either of someone dear to you or our own.
To lose a loved one is to lose a piece of ourselves. I suppose this should be expected in marriage when the two become one flesh (Gen. 2:24). Loving deeply brings immeasurable joy but also an acute void when the cruel sword of death makes its cut. Cold driving rain pelted my umbrella as... Continue Reading
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