Titus 3:8

This post was originally published in July 2014.–ed. Sanctification is work.Hardwork. Butwhosework is it? For the biblical answer to that question, we’ve been examining Paul’s teaching inPhilippians 2:12-13, in which he highlights the cooperative nature of sanctification. So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now …

My dad retired after working 34 years for Mason Dixon Truck Lines, logging several million miles on the road. After that, he and my mom moved to the mountains of North Carolina and where he ……

My dad retired after working 34 years for Mason Dixon Truck Lines, logging several million miles on the road. After that, he and my mom moved to the mountains of North Carolina and where he ……

For many people in the world today, work is a necessary evil. They see it as something they have to do so they can pay for the stuff they really want to do: watch movies, enjoy their hobbies, spend time with friends, travel. This is what we might call the “TGIF” mentality. We’ve seen this…

Intolerance for biblical Christianity is seemingly on the rise. This shouldn’t surprise us—the Lord promised that His people would be persecuted. But it should sharpen our resolve to remain faithful and pure before a watching and increasingly hostile world. This series, first published in July 2015, is a timely reminder to that end. –ed. We’ve …

We need the timeless truths of God’s Word to make sense of this crazy world. But Scripture not only explains what is really going on—it also fills us with hope as God works His sovereign plan to its ultimate, glorious conclusion. This blog series, first run in January 2016, is a timely reminder to that …

I can tell you what we cannot do. We cannot stick our heads in the sand and tell ourselves what goes on in the world is irrelevant. We cannot pretend the church is a safe space the lunacy will neve……

This post was originally published in March 2019.–ed. Faithful ministry is the natural extension of personal godliness. J. Oswald Sanders says in his bookSpiritual Leadership, “Spiritual ends can be achieved only by spiritual men who employ spiritual methods.”[1]The key issue in ministry is godliness. It isn’t how clever you are or how well you communicate; …

I can tell you what we cannot do. We cannot stick our heads in the sand and tell ourselves what goes on in the world is irrelevant. We cannot pretend the church is a safe space the lunacy will neve……

This problem of laziness may seem marginal at first glance, but we should take note how serious the problem is for Paul.…