We Could Be Heroes (and maybe that’s not good …)
We have such low standards for heroes. And I don’t just mean comic book superheroes: Green Lantern…Hawkeye….Robin (!?!) No matter how much we equivocate the term, these guys don’t deserve the title...
View ArticleGlad to be Disappointed in Chapel
God has blessed the Geneva chapel program with some absolutely wonderful sermons and testimonies this fall, and I say that with no reference whatsoever to my own work. From Dr. Dan Doriani of Covenant...
View ArticleSome Dogmatic Thoughts on Grace
When I was five years old, my parents took me and my sister to a farm – I think it was a farm – I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings so much as the reason for the trip. We were getting a...
View ArticleThe Friendship Test
Is your loyalty as a friend being put to the test? It might be, publicly, and you might have no idea it’s happening. It could be happening right now as you read this! Perhaps you’ve seen something...
View ArticleLord, Save Us From Some of These Christian Politicians
It makes me so sad to see Evangelicals heaping praise upon Donald Trump and abusing the Bible to do so. “You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7) has to be one of the most misused texts of...
View ArticleOf Christian Courage, Contemptible Candidacies, and COFFEE
How much of our Christian courage is a function of the comfort and convenience of our surroundings? How much of our boldness in Christian witness would wilt if the cozy accoutrements of a wealthy...
View ArticleGood Plans For Applying Jeremiah 29:11
What is your greatest desire in life? And what is right now your most difficult situation in life? And how do to the two relate? If you know Christ, you know what the answer to the first question...
View Article“How Are You?”– and other declarations of malice
Imagine that you’re severely stressed. Maybe that’s not too much of a stretch for you right now. If you’re anything like me in tense times, then in addition to stress-pounding Skittles to cope, you...
View ArticleScreaming Life
I’m very happy to highly recommend the “for such a time as this” work and artistry of this sister in Christ. Pastors and other Christian counselors take note: If you want an experienced, empathetic,...
View ArticleQuestioning Our Father
I love questions. Want to know why? Partly because of their power to reveal hearts. The question I just asked revealed your heart toward me and this article. Though I and others may never know what...
View ArticleIn This Election Cycle, Remember the Sabbath (and the rest of God’s moral law)
Need a break from election-season stress? How about embracing the break God built into creation from the beginning? The Sabbath day is such a beautiful gift from God. Through it, the giver of every...
View ArticleCalamity Brings Clarity
The following is an adapted version of a message I preached during the chapel service at Geneva College, just hours after our nation elected our new President. In God’s kindness, the message seemed to...
View ArticleA Real Redeemer, or: “Remember the Rose!”
Christians call Jesus the Redeemer, and he is, but we sometimes forget that biblically, to be redeemed means to be ruled. To be redeemed means more than being brought back from bad circumstances; it...
View ArticleIn Awe of the Aged
Have you ever met a mature Christian? That question’s not meant to be snarky, no matter how many smirks it may inspire. It’s meant to call attention to the truly special experience of interacting...
View ArticleWhat a Word, What a Savior!
Geneva College was privileged to host on February 8th Dr. D.A. Carson, who spent the day on campus in various venues enriching our understanding of God’s Holy Word and by God’s grace helping us to grow...
View ArticleInterview With the Satanist
In my undergrad days, I along with a team of other students made weekly visits to a juvenile detention center in order to talk about the Lord with the incarcerated young men and women. It was there...
View ArticleDon’t Become a Hobbit! (Unless God calls you to)
In times of significant cultural upheaval, it’s common and eminently understandable to seek whatever stability and calm we can find within our lives and to do some good soul searching about the way...
View ArticleBursting the Myth of the Christian Bubble…(or at least poking a few needed...
I’m in the midst of one of my favorite times of the year. I have the privilege every summer of serving as a teacher, and this year as the onsite director, of our denomination’s “Theological...
View ArticleFallen Towers, Risen Savior
Another September 11th has passed, a date of national and global significance ever since the terrifying events which darkened that bright morning back in 2001. Sadly and predictably, as the years have...
View ArticleChild-like Maturity and Childish Adulthood
What does it mean to have a child-like faith? And how in the midst of their stormy youth are we adults to guide little ones away from childishness and toward the child-like maturity which Jesus...
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