What to expect when you least expect it
Even when “all other ground is sinking sand,” our hope in Christ is an expectant hope. It looks forward and is confident that all the promises of God are “yes” in Jesus.
Articles
In defense of “unfriendly” churches
As we visit sister congregations this summer, let us never fail to remember what the Church is: not a five-star resort for visiting saints but a haven for sinners, including us.
God’s help for the home
From the days of Eden the present, God is in favor of and holds out His help for the home. And when the Christian home is under attack, as it increasingly is in our society, we need God’s help more than ever.
The vital importance of fatherhood
Our culture is — at best — terribly confused about the necessity of fatherhood. But God knew what He was doing when He put our earthly fathers in our lives.
Beware of spiritual Trojan horses
Whenever we consume media — even Christian media — we should be carefully asking ourselves: What is the source? What is the writer’s theology? What is the Christian message that is being taught?
Diversity in unity at Pentecost
“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb” (Rev. 7:9).
For Mom
This is for you, Mom, because motherhood isn’t easy. Motherhood is a holy office. It has God’s blessing, plus a lot of sacrificial labor.
Caring, not killing, in a throwaway society
The Church is not a throwaway society — quite the opposite. In God’s economy there is no person pointless enough to throw away.
Being someone’s someone
It is a fine thing — a very fine thing — to consider those around you as essential contributors to your identity. Not everyone is a spouse. Not everyone is a parent. But everyone is someone’s someone.
The most influential book
The answers to life’s biggest questions and challenges aren’t to be found in yet one more new book, but in one very, very old one.
Easter is coming — no FOOLIN’!
Though the Gospel we preach may be “a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,” God’s beloved children are no fools. We know what really happened on Easter.
The sights and sounds of Holy Week
Even though we know how the story of Christ’s passion ends, the sacred readings, hymns and services of Holy Week keep our longing for Easter fresh and real each and every year.