Stare at the Son for Personal Transformation
DEVOTION • 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”
Read time: 3 min
“Yahweh, He Is God.”
ARTICLE • In a dramatic showdown on Mount Carmel, Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and revealed the power of the one true God. This ancient story serves as a crucial reminder that our idols—whether career success, human approval, or material wealth—always disappoint and God never does.
Read time: 4 min
Power & Proof: Why We Affirm the Supreme Authority of Jesus
SERMON • John narrates a remarkable dialogue between Jesus and the religious leaders in Jerusalem. The point of contention? Jesus claims a seven-fold equality with the Father. To back his assertions, he enlists six witnesses that testify to his divine authority as God the Son.
42 min
Rediscovering Jesus? A Critique of the Old, New, and Third Quests
ARTICLE • Since the 19th century, three unorthodox perspectives of Jesus have emerged: the Old, New, and Third Quests. Being able to recognize the remnants of each today can heighten our cultural discernment and deepen our faith in the Jesus of Scripture.
Read time: 8 min
How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil
Book Review • D.A. Carson, How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil, 2nd ed. (Nottingham: Inter-Varsity Press, 2006). Kindle Edition. 240 pp. $12.
Read time: 18 min
Three Hermeneutical Horizons in Practice: A Narrative Analysis of 2 Samuel 7
PROJECT • This project offers a biblical-theological interpretation of 2 Samuel 7 using a three-horizons hermeneutic: textual, covenantal (i.e. epochal), and canonical. This method provides a layered understanding of the passage, revealing its significance in immediate context, historical covenants, and the broader biblical narrative.
Read time: 13 min
How People Change
Book Review • Timothy S. Lane and Paul D. Tripp, How People Change (Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press, 2008). Kindle Edition. 272 pp. $10.
Read time: 14 min
Counseling Gender Dysphoria by Means of a Theology of Embodiment
PAPER • This paper envisages Gender Dysphoria through the lens of biblical counseling, arguing that a theology of embodiment crucially reframes GD by contextualizing the experience within the doctrines of Creation, the Fall, God’s Providence, and the embodied person and work of Jesus Christ.
Read time: 75 min
Zeal for God’s House
SERMON • Taking whip in hand, Jesus famously ‘cleansed the temple’ in Jerusalem. But more than simply driving out animals and profiteers, Jesus was purging his Father’s house as a preview of both coming judgment and salvation through his own body, the true Temple.
42 min
The Ways of God in Joshua & Judges
ARTICLE • What did God reveal about himself in the Old Testament books of Joshua and Judges? In these two accounts, the acts of God—as the out-workings of his character—reveal him to be faithful, fearsome, and forgiving, opposing rebels and showing mercy towards the repentant.
Read time: 5 min
Running Scared: Fear, Worry, & the God of Rest
Book Review • Edward T. Welch, Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest (Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press, 2007). Kindle Edition. 328 pp. $14.
Read time: 19 min
What is the “Gift” of Singleness?
PAPER • In 1 Corinthians 7:7, did Paul suggest that the “gift” of singleness is the preferable state of all believers in a fallen world—as has been argued by some—or the grace-empowered, voluntary celibacy of a relative few? This paper critiques the former view and makes a case for the latter, depicting celibacy as a special calling not superior to the enduring sanctity of marriage.
Read time: 12 min
How Could a Good, All-Powerful God Allow Evil and Suffering?
Q&A • The Problem of Evil is a wrecking ball to unthoughtful faith and a trust-building gymnasium to those who ask hard questions and persevere to find biblical answers. Here I reason that (1) if we unwisely rule out God’s existence, good and evil lose all meaning, (2) God has morally sufficient reasons for allowing evil to be, and (3) only an all-powerful God can (and has promised to!) redeem and eradicate all evil in the end.
Read time: 9 min
He Came to His Own
SERMON • Jesus divides history and humanity into two kinds of people: those who believe in Him and those who do not. When the eternal Son of God entered the world he had made, most people rejected him. But all, who by God’s grace, welcomed Jesus were welcomed into God’s family. The same is true today.
42 min
Counsel from the Cross: Connecting Broken People to the Love of Christ
Book Review • Elyse Fitzpatrick and Dennis Johnson, Counsel from the Cross: Connecting Broken People to the Love of Christ (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2009). Kindle Edition. 240 pp. $10.
Read time: 4 min
Theology Is to Marriage What a House is to a Home
ARTICLE • "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches” (Prov. 24:3-4).
Read time: 4 min
Was God Morally Justified in Commanding Israel to Destroy the Canaanites?
Q&A • In the answer that follows, I explore the justification of God’s command for Israel to conquer Canaan by tracking the outworking of (1) God’s redemptive promises to Abram and (2) God’s just judgment upon the Canaanites’ wickedness, framing the question in light of both divine justice and mercy.
Read time: 6 min
Love Your Neighbor More
SERMON • Who is my neighbor? In other words, whom am I obligated to love? In answer to this question, Jesus told the parable of the “Good Samaritan,” possibly the best known and least understood story Jesus ever told. Join us as we discover the truth behind this famous parable and learn to see ourselves, others, and Jesus with new eyes.
34 min
The Absurdity of Life Without God: Meaning and Morality in a Post-Theistic World
ARTICLE • Notable atheist, Bertrand Russell, once opined that we must “build our lives on the firm foundation of unyielding despair.” Atheism provides no ground for mankind’s universal longings for meaning and morality. This article surveys the reality that one can either live happily or consistently with the atheist worldview.
Read time: 31 min
Is Faith in God without Experiencing Divine Manifestations Warranted?
Q&A • Addressing skepticism towards an invisible, non-empirical God, I argue that while personally witnessing miracles aren't necessary for faith, a universal sense of the divine and the existence of moral law point to God's existence.
Read time: 6 min