Why Mourning Can Be Good for Us
Grieve for Sin
It’s good to mourn, it’s healthy to be sad, and it’s appropriate to groan. Something is wrong with us, something is missing in our hearts and our understanding of life, if we are able to look...
Help for When a Pastor’s Time and Energy Are Limited
Limited Time Is Grace
Time has been set for us; we didn’t have a vote, and we have zero ability to escape. The time structure that shapes the existence of all God’s creatures bursts off the page of Gen...
Adopted as Sons and Daughters
Next month, Crossway is releasing a new book by Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman called Rediscover Church. The book is a timely reminder that the church is more than just a livestream—it is an essential fello...
Why Study the Books of 1–3 John
John’s Last DaysThe Apostle John probably settled in Ephesus at the end of his life. He likely spent his final years among the Christians there, ministering to the new generation of Jesus’s disciples. As the l...
5 Questions about the Psalms
Q. What is the purpose of the psalms?A: The covenant name YHWH is used nearly seven hundred times in the Psalms! The Psalms are LORD-centered monotheistic songs. That is, they praise the one true Creator, the ...
Is Propositional Revelation Nonsense?
Revelation and Infallibility
There are two ways to consider the question of propositional revelation and infallibility. The first is through consideration of the presuppositions involved; the second is thro...
The Moonshot
In September 1962, on grainy, black-and-white tube televisions allacross the United States, John F. Kennedy threw down a challenge,ending his speech to forty thousand people at Rice Stadium inHouston, Texas on...
7 Ways to Use ‘Unfolding Grace’ in Your Church
The Bible’s Sweeping Story
Many Christians know key doctrines or various texts within the Bible, but they often miss the sweep of the Bible’s big story and how it connects to Christ. The Bible tells the tru...
Why You Should Commit to Doing One Faith-Filled Act Each Day
Years ago, I finally started journaling consistently. The
reason I say “finally” is because I must have tried to journal four or five
different times, only to quit each time after a few weeks.
Someone got m...
How Today’s Church Can Be a Healthy Family
Today in the Church we have a generation of sons with father wounds preaching a Son-centered theology, leading churches as brothers rather than fathers, lacking spiritual moms and dads, and attracting people w...