Jesus described the last times as a scene of “people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world.”[1] Recent events seem to confirm this: terrorism in France, unrest in Turkey, and murder in America are…
“What art Thou then, my God? What, but the Lord God? For who is Lord but the Lord? Or who is God save our God? Most Highest, Most Good, Most Potent, Most Omnipotent; Most Merciful, yet Most Just; Most Hidden,…
Whether determining what to do with your day, or what to do with your life, you need direction. Sailors know this, and that is why, for centuries, compasses were an essential part of maritime navigation. John Flavel, an English puritan…
This Sunday I had the opportunity to preach from Hebrews 8, on Christ as the mediator of a better covenant. Since I’ve been thinking about this topic of covenants recently, I wanted to share some of my research from the…
Great endeavors call for great mottos. Today we might call them slogans – though this sounds too commercial – but throughout history, they were known as ‘mottos.’ These are phrases with profound depth of meaning, capable of summarizing an entire…
I’m pleased to present another guest post from my sister, Amy. Previously, she wrote an excellent article on the importance of art in a Biblical worldview. Today she continues the discussion by bringing a definition of art. Be sure to…
We live in an age of great things – of space stations that orbit the globe, of high-tech medical robots, of multi-million dollar budgets. The modern world is bursting with initiative and impressive projects, whether 35-mile tunnels under mountains or elaborate…
Before Conversion Paul, the “Apostle of the Gentiles,” was born in Tarsus, capital city of the Roman province of Cilicia, in southeast Asia Minor. A strict Pharisee who was educated at the feet of Gamaliel, we first find him in…
“Most of us in life are tacticians, not strategists. We become so enmeshed in the conflicts we face that we can think only of how to get what we want in the battle we are currently facing.” (Robert Green, The…
“After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast in…
