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  • Will Natural Law Arguments Work in the Public Square in America in 2022?

    Will Natural Law Arguments Work in the Public Square in America in 2022?

    Can we make effective arguments from natural law in the public square in our culture today? Many say that Christians should not use the Bible in making political and cultural arguments. Instead, we ought to argue from something more universally recognized, such as nature or reason. While I firmly believe that we can and should… Read more

  • Baptismal Exhortation: The Watery Doorway

    Baptismal Exhortation: The Watery Doorway

    In baptism, water is poured or sprinkled over a person in the Triune name. Why does baptism use water? To grasp the full meaning of baptism, we need to grasp the meaning of water in the Scripture. Water was chosen for a reason, having to do with both its symbolism and its practical uses. Water… Read more

  • Recognizing the Sexual Revolution Has Failed

    Recognizing the Sexual Revolution Has Failed

    One of the church fathers said it best: “Christians alone know how to live.” This is especially true when it comes to sex. Check out this video from Ben Shapiro reviewing a recent article in the Atlantic by Bridget Phetasy. I’m glad that some who have lived out the implications of the sexual revolution are realizing how wrong… Read more

  • Thoughts for Young Men: One Small Act of Courage Can Change Your Life

    Thoughts for Young Men: One Small Act of Courage Can Change Your Life

    One small act of courage can change your life. Small acts of courage lead to bigger acts of courage, and big acts of courage can change the world. As someone who grew up in the 1980s, I can say this was built into our psyches. Politics and pop culture alike taught us the virtue of… Read more

  • The Body Is a Battlefield 

    The Body Is a Battlefield 

    This is a follow up to my sermon from last Sunday. Christians are not Gnostics. Some Christians have had gnostic tendencies over the course of church history, but Gosticism is an enemy of the faith. Gnostics tend to confuse the physical and the ethical, and thus they find the source of sin in the creation itself.… Read more

  • Baptism as Sign and Seal

    Baptism as Sign and Seal

    We are gathered here today to celebrate the sacrament of baptism. In Reformational theology, baptism is considered a sign and seal.  Signs in the Bible are mighty works of God. The plagues God put on Egypt are called signs. Jesus’ miracles are called signs. Baptism is called a sign because circumcision was called a sign;… Read more