Tag: god

The church lives by the gospel. The gospel is the heart of the Christian’s life. The gospel is all about who Jesus is and what Jesus has done (and continues to do and will do in the future). The gospel is the declaration that the crucified one is now king of kings and lord of…

[A version of this essay is slated to be published in Flight, Laugh, Feast magazine soon.] For many, Martin Luther’s name is not synonymous with justification by faith as much as it is tainted with anti-Semitism. Obviously, modern opponents of Luther are glad to dismiss him as a proto-Nazi; his anti-Jewish writings later in life…

Made for Glory: Understanding Your Life’s Quest (Romans 2:1-16) September 14, 2025 What is life all about?What is the meaning of life—especially for us as Christians? What is the purpose of life? What are we supposed to be doing and giving ourselves to in the time we have here on earth?The purpose of life is…

[This is a transcript of an interview I did with 1819News on courage in early August of 2025. I have highlighted the most important parts. It’s a rough transcription, only lightly edited, but still pretty readable.] Interviewer: What was your church’s COVID response like? How did your church display courage in that period? As soon…

Medieval Christianity was defined by two types of characters, the knight and the monk. We need both types of men – in fact, every Christian man needs to balance monkery and knighthood in his own life. Monks were men of self-denial and sacrifice. They focused on developing the inner world of personal spirituality and self-discipline.…

Jesus was not a servant-leader. He certainly served others, but he did not take orders from those under his command. His course of action was not determined by other people, but by dogged fidelity to his assigned mission. He did not run around trying to make everyone happy; sometimes he even made them angry. He…

[This is a slightly modified version of an email sent out to my congregation a couple weeks ago.] TPC family, Early on in my ministry, an older pastor told me, “The wheels of Presbyterianism grind slowly, but they do grind.” We’ve been talking and praying about starting a classical Christian school and building a sanctuary…

The “question everything” approach to life is definitely popular right now, which is not a surprise given that we live in a time of crisis. Our historically trusted authorities and institutions have let us down. There is a crisis of competency in many fields; our experts are short on expertise and our elites are not…