The Book of Genealogy When the time has come for you to begin reading the Gospel according to...
The Gospel and the Christian Life
The Power of the Pen: Reflecting on the Word with a Pen
The pen carries more than ink; it contains eyes to see depths beyond our mind’s typical field of...
What Is Sanctification? A Gift of the Grace of God
God’s gift of salvation is something worth marveling at our whole lives. What an amazing moment it...
The Importance of Lament in the Midst of COVID-19
The Importance of Lament in the Midst of COVID-19 from Crossway on Vimeo. Lament and Sadness During this time of global health crisis when COVID-19 is ravaging many parts of the world, who knows when the end is in sight? We don’t know how many people will be affected....
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Introduction Recent days have seen significant life-altering events. Events like COVID-19 have a way of grabbing our attention and altering our focus. One example of this I’ve seen among Christians is to linger longer in the Word and prayer, which is a good and...
Sharing in the Sufferings of Christ
“I was raped by a deacon in my church for ten years.” “My mom molested me and then became pregnant by me. No one has ever believed me, and I have to live with that every day.” “I was kidnapped and raped when I was a teenager. There was not anything I could do; I just...
The Head of the Church
Colossians 1:18, "18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent." Ecclesiology—the doctrine of the church—occupied much of the Reformers’ attention because the Reformers loved...
We May Be Confused, but God Isn’t
Rest in God’s Understanding Today you’ll encounter things that will confuse you, but rest assured the One who rules all those things is not confused. We really don’t know much. Every day we are all greeted with mysteries. None of us can predict for sure where our...
The Great Sustainer
Colossians 1:16-17, “16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold...
The Strength of Meekness
I came across a manual given to college students on how to assimilate into the North American culture in the United States. Among the suggestions were the following: Never ask an American a direct question about their religion, age, money, salary, weight, or dress...
Suffering and the Greatness of God
We all love to hear about a good miracle. We love to read the Gospels and see all the times Jesus healed the blind man, caused the lame to walk, or raised the dead little girl back to life. It’s exciting to see God work in such a way, and we pray for Him to continue...
From Darkness to the Light of God’s Grace
Colossians 1:13-14, “13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Most, if not of us, like a good rescue story. It makes for a great television show,...
A Life of Gratitude
Colossians 1:11-12, "11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." The Christian life is a...
Proper Christian Growth
Colossians 1:9-10, "9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him:...
The Preciousness of Time – Jonathan Edwards (1734)
Time is a precious commodity that must be treasured. Such is the argument in Jonathan Edward’s piece entitled, The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It. The subject of time was no stranger to Edwards. He thought about the “improvement” of time...