Look to the Rock
For those who have the election on their mind: Don’t forget to “look to the rock from which you were hewn” (Isa 51:1).
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Faith
Waiting on the Lord
“The waiting is the hardest part…” Thus saith Tom Petty. But waiting also gets at the essence of faith. As we accept, receive,
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3 Things You Should Know about the Book of Leviticus
What relevance does the sacrificial system in Leviticus have for modern Christians? For one, they offer a vivid illustration of just what happened
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Thinking about Wholeness
Some of you know that I have written a book entitled The Wholeness Imperative (you can find out more about that here and
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Faith and Service
The following began as a short homily delivered at the prayer breakfast of a local Air Force Base this past spring. It has
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How to Avoid Living a Fragmented Life
I write about the threat of fragmentation and the promise of wholeness in a post over at Ligonier’s Tabletalk blog (that…ahem…also serves as a
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Divine Presence and Human Response
Over at the newly renovated Tabletalk site, I have a post on John 6:60-69 and the ways in which people respond to the
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In The Washington Post: Autonomy, Community, and Dying
I co-wrote a piece in the Washington Post that addresses some of the concerns we have with a bill currently before the D.C. city council
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Conviction and Consolation in the Gospel
Throughout the Bible, God’s unified work of redemption includes both an element of conviction and an element of consolation, and the gospel of Jesus
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False Faith and False Confidence
Is it possible to honor the idea of God, even Jesus himself, without actually honoring what he says about himself in the Scriptures?
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