How to Use Earthly Joy and Sorrow
1 Corinthians 7 contains principles for marriage and advice for unmarried and widowed people. Yet hidden in this chapter is an astonishing mindset for every Christian. This passage teaches us how to live in the world, and how to interact…
What You Think About God Determines Who You Are
Whether you are an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, or anything else, the statement holds true: what you think about God determines who you are. Just by knowing your theology (beliefs about God), I know plenty…
The Home As a Fortress
The average house that is built today requires about 16,000 board feet of framing lumber[1]. That’s a lot of wood, and it does a very effective job of creating rooms, keeping the outside elements outside, and keeping us warm and…
The Theology of Work: Work and the Gospel
The Biblical Theology of Work portrays labor as a noble, God-honoring task given to man. Viewing work only on this level, however, is superficial and misses the broader picture of work in its relationship to the Gospel of Jesus Christ….
The Theology of Work: Work in the Christian Vision
The Thessalonian epistles are a treasure-trove of biblical teaching on work. In the first epistle, Paul lays out his vision of the Christian life; in the second, he illustrates it. Click here to view part one – The Theology of…
Four Compelling Reasons to Study History
I’m excited that my newest article is published, for the first time, in The Old Schoolhouse, a magazine for home educators that comes out yearly in print and quarterly online. In this article, I address four reasons why history is beneficial to…
The Theology of Work: Work and the Carpenter of Nazareth
No matter what the subject, Christians are interested in what Jesus had to say about it. Continuing on from the Old Testament’s teaching on work, we now delve into the New Testament for Christ’s profound comments. Click here to view…
The God of the Atheist
Modern ‘scientific’ atheism, we are told, is not so much a belief system as a way of looking at the world without putting on the glasses of our culture. We are told that the entire world can be understood without…
The Theology of Work: Labor and Vanity
Vanity of vanities; all is vanity. This is the starting premise of the book of Ecclesiastes. In the profound words an astute thinker, Ecclesiastes guides us toward an examination of the vanity and value of all things – including work….
The Theology of Work: Proverbial Lessons on Work
Full of so many pithy sayings, Proverbs adds key teaching to the Theology of Work. Tracing the thread of doctrine through its rich tapestry, readers will come away with a deeper understanding of God’s view on work and labor. Click…
