Christian life

Public Prayer Cultivated in the Closet

How do we pray in public? Is it to make our hearers swoon (God included)? Are we desperately trying to

Run From Technological Slavery

Technological gain and advancement is good. For example: We no longer have to carry an atlas on road trips to

Love Wins, But Not At the Expense of Truth

Today the Supreme Court redefined marriage.  That’s what the news says anyway.  For those who believe in a sovereign Lord

How To Love Someone

Paul Tripp recently posted a blog on love in which he lists 23 things that love is.  In many ways,

New Year, New Morning Mercies

This year I’ve decided to read a new devotional book along with my regular Bible reading. I’ve chosen the book, New

The Mural & The Maker by Natalie Falls

I’m privileged to call Aaron and Natalie Falls my friends. I’ve watched their faithfulness as God drastically changed their vision

Christians Should be Happy

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) preached his first sermon at the age of 18. His thesis was that “Christians should be happy”

Setting the Captives Free: Churches Raiding Slave Ships

There are a lot of hot-button social justice issues that come and go in Christian culture.  Whether it be starving

These Inward Trials

The life of John Newton reads like a fictional story.  You might not have heard his name before, but I’m

Enthralling the Mind with God

How do we help people to love what is lovely?  Very simply, we cause them, ask them, help them to