In Matthew 17, we learn that the disciples had attempted to cast out a demon but were...
The Gospel and the Christian Life
Draw Near With Confidence
Hebrews 4:16, “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive...
Sometimes We Don’t Get a “Why”
Oftentimes when we are suffering, we search for a “why.” Why are we, or someone we love,...
Striving Toward God’s Rest
Hebrews 4:11, “Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.” For the past week and a half, we have studied the Sabbath rest that Hebrews 4 promises to the people of God. This rest, as we have seen, is the same...
Four Reasons to Be Content in a Contentious Culture
In an ever-increasingly hostile environment, contentiousness seems to be a default posture. It really doesn’t matter what we’re talking about; we come ready to argue. And we come intending to win. One of the most piercing aspects of those gripped by the gospel of...
Rest for God’s People
Hebrews 4:9–10, “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” In Hebrews 4, the author tells us about the Sabbath rest that is yet to come for the people of God....
Christian, Be Like Beloved Gaius
I have now been a pastor for almost 20 years. In a year in which a mounting list of issues threaten the peace of society in the West, and the peace of individual churches as well, I have grown to appreciate mature, peace-making Christians. Such men and women, whether...
Biblical Lament: Learning What It Is and Why It’s Important to the Christian Life
Cancer. Miscarriage. Slavery. Sex trafficking. Abortion. Racial Injustice. Marital infidelity. Divorce. Job loss. Spiritual abuse. Physical abuse. Corruption. Cover-ups. Sin. Death. Have you experienced any of these issues in your life? Have you wrestled and struggled...
Another Day Later On
Hebrews 4:8, “For if Joshua had given them rest, God[a] would not have spoken of another day later on.” Again and again, chapter 4 of Hebrews tells us that there is still a rest to come for the people of God. This rest to come is none other than the fullness of God’s...