Shake yourself from the dust and arise. Loose the bonds from your neck.
People hate labels. It’s part of society’s post-modern suspicion of establishments and institutions. They make us feel caged up and boxed in. And as the chaos around gender identity has shown us, people don’t want to be mislabeled. However, labels exist because identity exists: What you want to be known for is what you will… Continue reading Under Whose Banner?
Muhammad’s tomb is known. It’s even on Google Maps. We think we know where Moses is buried. They may have found the cremated remains of Buddha. We know where the bodies are. Or, at least we know that there were bodies that remained dead and buried. Where is Jesus? Jesus was buried, and we have a decent idea… Continue reading We Know Where The Bodies Are
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!' So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, 'He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let… Continue reading Who Mocked Jesus on Good Friday?
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" The church has two possible courses. By the church, I mean you, not your pastor, not a committee, you, a member of the saints that gather at… Continue reading The Road Less Traveled
We've all experienced a bad leader. Whether they were commanding officers who made poor strategic choices, or a manager who wouldn't take ownership and blamed others for poor performance, we've felt the burden of poor leadership. Leadership is crucial; as leaders go, so do the nation, state, city, and family. The influence of leaders trickles… Continue reading Unholy Alliances
To produce energy, you need fuel. But not every fuel is suitable for the job. Wood will not fuel an electric stove. You don't put diesel in a truck that takes regular gas. Sure, you might get combustion, but you’ll also get destruction. In Judges 8, Gideon is battle-weary, hungry, and frustrated. He went from… Continue reading What Fuels You?
Before Gideon was a warrior, he was a coward. Or, if that word is too strong for you, he was at least a passive compromiser. When the Lord called him to fight, Gideon was hiding grain so the Midianites wouldn’t take it (Jdg 6:11), like hiding milk money from a bully. That is smart, rather… Continue reading An Unlikely Victory
King Alfred the Based In an era where the Christian voice is diminishing in the public square and cultural foundations are shifting beneath our feet, the question of how to faithfully cultivate the kingdom of God through cultural engagement looms large for believers. As stewards of a faith that teaches the earth and its fullness… Continue reading Cultivating the Kingdom: Christian Options to Cultural Challenges
I'm going to start a new series where I will occasionally post some thoughts and meditations on various doctrinal and confessional standards, starting with the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC). I'll call it Westminster Wednesdays or something like that. We catechize our son (see below for what that means) every night, singing songs made to help… Continue reading Confessions, Creeds, and Catechisms
God’s people are a singing people. Adam sang a song the first time he saw Eve (Gen 2:23), and God’s people will still be singing at the end of all things (Rev 4:8, 11; 5:11-13; 19:6). That means we sing as the church militant (the church that exists now, in a cosmic war with sin… Continue reading War Songs for the Church Militant
Awake! Put on strength! 